A Clockwork Orange
We may have already looked at one Stanley Kubrick project when we looked at iconic movies of the sixties.
Now a decade on and we are still talking about his influential movies and this time it's A Clockwork Orange.
The movie was an adaptation of the Anthony Burgess novel of the same name and it hit the big screen back in 1971.
It's the violence in this movie that really does have the most impact - which of course caused quite a stir when it was released.
But it's a very stylish movie and Kubrick has directed this with a real flair - not to mention confidence.
A Clockwork Orange was a satirical look at a dystopian society where a violent gang wreak havoc and it really is unforgettable.
Malcolm McDowell is simply sensational in the central role of Alex who is happy with his violent and somewhat carefree lifestyle.
We have had uber violent movies since the release of The Clockwork Orange but no movie has every quite hit the nerve the this did.
Kubrick himself withdrew the movie from release and it wasn't until 2000 that it was re-released.
But by this time the movie had gained a cult following and it was cemented as one of the greatest of Kubrick's movies.
But A Clockwork Orange is also iconic because along with the likes of Straw Dogs and Dirty Harry it marked a relaxation in the censoring criteria - as more violent movies were making it on to the big screen.
But forty years on this movie remains one of Kubrick's boldest and most popular works.
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