--- product_id: 55466745 title: "A Clockwork Orange [DVD] [1971]" price: "€ 12.97" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/55466745-a-clockwork-orange-dvd-1971 store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # A Clockwork Orange [DVD] [1971] **Price:** € 12.97 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Clockwork Orange [DVD] [1971] - **How much does it cost?** € 12.97 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/55466745-a-clockwork-orange-dvd-1971) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The controversy that surrounded Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange while the film was out of circulation suggested that it was like Romper Stomper : a glamorisation of the violent, virile lifestyle of its teenage protagonist, with a hypocritical gloss of condemnation to mask delight in rape and ultra-violence. Actually, it is as fable-like and abstract as The Pilgrim's Progress , with characters deliberately played as goonish sitcom creations. The anarchic rampage of Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a bowler-hatted juvenile delinquent of the future, is all over at the end of the first act. Apprehended by equally brutal authorities, he changes from defiant thug to cringing bootlicker, volunteering for a behaviourist experiment that removes his capacity to do evil. It's all stylised: from Burgess' invented pidgin Russian (snarled unforgettably by McDowell) to 2001 -style slow tracks through sculpturally perfect sets (as with many Kubrick movies, the story could be told through decor alone) and exaggerated, grotesque performances on a par with those of Dr Strangelove (especially from Patrick Magee and Aubrey Morris). Made in 1971, based on a novel from 1962, A Clockwork Orange resonates across the years. Its future is now quaint, with Magee pecking out "subversive literature" on a giant IBM typewriter and "lovely, lovely Ludwig Van" on mini-cassette tapes. However, the world of "Municipal Flat Block 18A, Linear North" is very much with us: a housing estate where classical murals are obscenely vandalised, passers-by are rare and yobs loll about with nothing better to do than hurt people. On the DVD: The extras are skimpy, with just an impressionist trailer in the style of the film used to brainwash Alex and a list of awards for which Clockwork Orange was nominated and awarded. The box promises soundtracks in English, French and Italian and subtitles in ten languages, but the disc just has two English soundtracks (mono and Dolby Surround 5.1) and two sets of English subtitles. The terrific-looking "digitally restored and remastered" print is letterboxed at 1.66:1 and on a widescreen TV plays best at 14:9. The film looks as good as it ever has, with rich stable colours (especially and appropriately the orangey-red of the credits and the blood) and a clarity that highlights previously unnoticed details such as Alex's gouged eyeball cufflinks and enables you to read the newspaper articles which flash by. The 5.1 soundtrack option is amazingly rich, benefiting the nuances of performance as much as the classical/electronic music score and the subtly unsettling sound effects. -- Kim Newman Stanley Kubrick's controversial film triggered copycat violence on its initial release and as a result the director withdrew the film from circulation in Britain, keeping it suppressed right up to his death in 1999. The film follows sadistic punk Alex (Malcolm McDowell) as he takes his gang on a rape and murder spree, showing absolutely no mercy to any of his victims. When he is eventually captured, the authorities subject him to a series of experiments designed to rid him of his violent tendencies. Review: Class - A classic in the 70’s and it has stayed relevant over the last 40 odd years. Watchable again and again. Review: Stanley Kubrick's Horrorshow - Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange is a film I admire because it draws conflicting responses from me. On the one hand, it's an unpleasant viewing experience, not only due to the "ultra-violence" but also the story itself, which is so relentlessly about pain, torture, depravity, hypocrisy, and evil triumphing over good. The few characters who aren't bastards or hypocrites are either pathetic, like Alex's parents, or powerless, like the prison chaplain, who preaches about free will and choice but is shouted down by zealous bureaucrats. On the other hand, it's also beautiful, filled with surreal acting, fashions and decor which at times make it look like a Beatles film gone horribly wrong. It's intellectually stimulating too; it questions free will, and if good should be forced upon an evil person. Alex (Malcom McDowell) is one of the most unlikable characters I've met. McDowell was a study in male beauty, but Alex is so repulsive that I felt strange fancying the actor, even though I knew he was just giving a performance. I think that's a compliment to his skills. Everything Alex says and does before his "treatment" drips with ugliness, even when he isn't attacking someone. He's cretinous, a vile worm. But the scientists who use him aren't spotless. Their experiments are sadistic, and the government funding them happily admit they don't care about the moral or philosophical ramifications. Almost everyone with a position of power abuses it; Alex's social worker, for instance, gropes him and pulls his hair. The dystopia Kubrick creates feels less like a vision of the future than a hellish parallel universe, which shares some similarities with our world, but distorts and exaggerates them to an insane degree. Even with good parents, a nice home and pleasant food, Alex's evolution isn't too mysterious. Evil in this world is a readily accepted part of life. Notice how reluctant Alex's female victims are to open their doors, even when he besieges them with a cock and bull story about needing an ambulance. "Home" doesn't mean much. You're as safe in your living room as you are in a viaduct at midnight. Like all great satires A Clockwork Orange comments on our world by creating a new one which blows up its flaws so we can examine them. It's a film I prefer even to its source material, an excellent novel by Anthony Burgess which nonetheless doesn't go quite as far as Kubrick, whose cold and surreal approach is just right. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Adrienne Corri, Anthony Sharp, Aubrey Morris, Carl Duering, Carol Drinkwater, Clive Francis, Craig Hunter, Dave Prowse, Gillian Hills, Godfrey Quigley, James Marcus, John Clive, John J. Carney, John Savident, Katya Wyeth, Madge Ryan, Malcolm McDowell, Margaret Tyzack, Michael Bates, Michael Gover, Miriam Karlin, Patrick Magee, Paul Farrell, Philip Stone, Prudence Drage, Sheila Raynor, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Berkoff, Virginia Wetherall, Warren Clarke Contributor Adrienne Corri, Anthony Sharp, Aubrey Morris, Carl Duering, Carol Drinkwater, Clive Francis, Craig Hunter, Dave Prowse, Gillian Hills, Godfrey Quigley, James Marcus, John Clive, John J. Carney, John Savident, Katya Wyeth, Madge Ryan, Malcolm McDowell, Margaret Tyzack, Michael Bates, Michael Gover, Miriam Karlin, Patrick Magee, Paul Farrell, Philip Stone, Prudence Drage, Sheila Raynor, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Berkoff, Virginia Wetherall, Warren Clarke See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,261 Reviews | | Format | PAL, Subtitled | | Genre | Comedy, Crime, Dark Comedy, Futuristic, Science Fiction, Stanley Kubrick | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Warner Bros. Home Ent. | | Number of discs | 1 | | Runtime | 2 hours and 11 minutes | ## Product Details - **Genre:** Comedy, Crime, Dark Comedy, Drama, Futuristic, Mystery & Suspense/Crime, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Stanley Kubrick - **Format:** PAL, Subtitled - **Contributor:** Adrienne Corri, Anthony Sharp, Aubrey Morris, Carl Duering, Carol Drinkwater, Clive Francis, Craig Hunter, Dave Prowse, Gillian Hills, Godfrey Quigley, James Marcus, John Clive, John J. Carney, John Savident, Katya Wyeth, Madge Ryan, Malcolm McDowell, Margaret Tyzack, Michael Bates, Michael Gover, Miriam Karlin, Patrick Magee, Paul Farrell, Philip Stone, Prudence Drage, Sheila Raynor, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Berkoff, Virginia Wetherall, Warren Clarke - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 11 minutes ## Images ![A Clockwork Orange [DVD] [1971] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71woBtjUToL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Class *by N***B on 18 March 2026* A classic in the 70’s and it has stayed relevant over the last 40 odd years. Watchable again and again. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stanley Kubrick's Horrorshow *by A***R on 16 October 2012* Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange is a film I admire because it draws conflicting responses from me. On the one hand, it's an unpleasant viewing experience, not only due to the "ultra-violence" but also the story itself, which is so relentlessly about pain, torture, depravity, hypocrisy, and evil triumphing over good. The few characters who aren't bastards or hypocrites are either pathetic, like Alex's parents, or powerless, like the prison chaplain, who preaches about free will and choice but is shouted down by zealous bureaucrats. On the other hand, it's also beautiful, filled with surreal acting, fashions and decor which at times make it look like a Beatles film gone horribly wrong. It's intellectually stimulating too; it questions free will, and if good should be forced upon an evil person. Alex (Malcom McDowell) is one of the most unlikable characters I've met. McDowell was a study in male beauty, but Alex is so repulsive that I felt strange fancying the actor, even though I knew he was just giving a performance. I think that's a compliment to his skills. Everything Alex says and does before his "treatment" drips with ugliness, even when he isn't attacking someone. He's cretinous, a vile worm. But the scientists who use him aren't spotless. Their experiments are sadistic, and the government funding them happily admit they don't care about the moral or philosophical ramifications. Almost everyone with a position of power abuses it; Alex's social worker, for instance, gropes him and pulls his hair. The dystopia Kubrick creates feels less like a vision of the future than a hellish parallel universe, which shares some similarities with our world, but distorts and exaggerates them to an insane degree. Even with good parents, a nice home and pleasant food, Alex's evolution isn't too mysterious. Evil in this world is a readily accepted part of life. Notice how reluctant Alex's female victims are to open their doors, even when he besieges them with a cock and bull story about needing an ambulance. "Home" doesn't mean much. You're as safe in your living room as you are in a viaduct at midnight. Like all great satires A Clockwork Orange comments on our world by creating a new one which blows up its flaws so we can examine them. It's a film I prefer even to its source material, an excellent novel by Anthony Burgess which nonetheless doesn't go quite as far as Kubrick, whose cold and surreal approach is just right. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Key film of both the 70's & Kubrick's oeuvre. *by J***S on 22 October 2002* It's quite boring that people expect on-screen violence beyond their own imagination and when it isn't there, get negative about the film. This has happened with many of the films reissued in the wake of BBFC's liberalisation of certificates, films such as The Exorcist & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are two such examples (though I doubt the rape scene from Straw Dogs or the majority of Salo will "dissappoint" in their savagery). A Clockwork Orange was not re-released as a result of the BBFC's liberalisation- it reappeared in the year that followed Stanley Kubrick's death. Having had this on video from Paris for years, I knew exactly what to expect- until I saw it again and you see the extensive reconditioning of the film equivalent to its theatrical re-release in the DVD. The colours and design are ultra-emphasised, such as the famous droogs by the river sequence or the Billy Boy location. This and the perfection in sound quality are moot reasons to buy this. A Clockwork Orange is one of Kubrick's finest films, alongside Dr Strangelove (with which it shares its black humour), Paths of Glory and Barry Lyndon. Kubrick had adapted a difficult novel before, in the shape of Lolita- he makes much use of Burgess's source novel (though notably not the final redemptive chapter!) & it is Burgess who ought to be credited for the dialogue rather than Kubrick (as was the notion put in The Last Movie documentary/sychopancy on Kubrick last year). Malcolm McDowell is brilliant, almost as great as he was in Lindsay Anderson's If...- to which this could be seen as a relative. I disagree with the notion that this is a Pilgrim's Progress, as I think that belongs to another great work of the 1970's, Lindsay Anderson's O LUcky Man! The soundtrack by Walter/Wendy Carlos is excellent, and the only thing that I can find of influence and/or relation to the recent film Battle Royale. The hooligan element is very, very British- though the invasion of 'home' recalls films such as Badlands, Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, Man Bites Dog, Natural Born Killers and Romper Stomper. The Ludovico conditioning is painful to watch, though I feel that the section where Alex is turned on by everyone else is a little too long (did we really need Dim & Georgie Boy as policeman?). The use of voiceover is one of the best in cinema, up there with films like Goodfellas & Sunset Boulevard. The flights of fantasy are fantastic, the only film that has been this close in deranged fantasy imagery is Natural Born Killers. The tone is quite amusing, very British- and so elements remind you of Carry On & Monty Python films (such as Deltoid or the Prison Warden). Finally the Minister of the Interior and the current media inflected hysteria regarding crime (live in a gated community!) demonstrate how relevant this film remains. A Clockwork Orange is a masterpiece, though I feel that if you haven't read Burgess's novel, you ought to. 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