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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 of the same name. 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. | 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 of the same name. 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. | ||
== Portables == | |||
=== Olivetti Valentine === | |||
A first-generation [[Olivetti Valentine]] is visible in Alex's bedroom in multiple scenes. He is never shown using it. | A first-generation [[Olivetti Valentine]] is visible in Alex's bedroom in multiple scenes. He is never shown using it. | ||
== Electrics == | |||
=== IBM Selectric === | |||
The author Frank Alexander is seen using a red, first-generation [[IBM Selectric]] early in the film. In one of the closing scenes a blue IBM Selectric, also first-generation, is briefly shown on his desk. | The author Frank Alexander is seen using a red, first-generation [[IBM Selectric]] early in the film. In one of the closing scenes a blue IBM Selectric, also first-generation, is briefly shown on his desk. | ||
== Unseen == | |||
* Constant typing can be heard while Alex is being booked into prison but neither the typewriter nor the typist are shown. | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 03:35, 6 October 2025
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 of the same name. 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.
Portables
Olivetti Valentine
A first-generation Olivetti Valentine is visible in Alex's bedroom in multiple scenes. He is never shown using it.
Electrics
IBM Selectric
The author Frank Alexander is seen using a red, first-generation IBM Selectric early in the film. In one of the closing scenes a blue IBM Selectric, also first-generation, is briefly shown on his desk.
Unseen
- Constant typing can be heard while Alex is being booked into prison but neither the typewriter nor the typist are shown.
