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Malcolm McDowell Reflects on Fame After ‘Clockwork Orange’
More than 50 years after his breakout performance in “A Clockwork Orange,” actor Malcolm McDowell is reflecting on the intense fame that followed — and admits it was not something he handled easily. According to an…
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About A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel. The film employs disturbing and violent themes to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and broader social, political, and economic issues in a dystopian near-future Britain.
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