A Clockwork Orange
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange is a controversial, well-made, hard-hitting film that is celebrated by many fans and has remained relevant for fifty years.

A Clockwork Orange has undergone a 4K restoration, producing an improved UHD transfer with snappy whites and improved dark backgrounds, making it a beautiful transfer of an otherwise ugly film.
The audio track for this cult classic has a well-separated surround field, great music score, and a front-oriented mix, but is not a direct port of the older Blu-ray mix.
This two-disc release of A Clockwork Orange includes a UHD disc and a Blu-ray disc with an audio commentary, a documentary, and a digital copy redemption slip.
In 1971, boundary-pushing films such as Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange shocked audiences and provoked intense debates.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates
Plot: In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Disc Release Date: 21 September 2021
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A Clockwork Orange was shot on 35mm film using Mitchell BNC and Arriflex 35 IIC cameras and has benefited from a 4K restoration, producing a new 4K DI, and from which from which it appears this UHD is...
There's something really harsh with the DTS-HD MA 5.1 track. First the good; the track is well separated, giving rise to a fairly wide surround field, and some decent layering within the mix, albeit very...
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What a year 1971 was for boundary pushing cinema. Peckinpah had shocked audiences with that ‘did she or didn’t she enjoy’ scene in Straw Dogs, Ken Russell had shocked decency with his depiction of sexuality...
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Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, like Anthony Burgess’s novel before it, is controversial. Because it is so well made, and touches on such hefty themes, there are conflicting emotions when watching,...
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NOTE: "A beautiful transfer of an ugly film." That's the best way to describe this new 4K edition of A Clockwork Orange, which was likely sourced from a restoration created around the time of the 2011...
Sadly, most of that visual excitement goes right out the window when listening to the 4K's new DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio track, which is unfortunately not a direct port of the older Blu-ray's mix. Much like...
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This two-disc release ships in a standard keepcase with hypnotic cover artwork, a matching reflective slipcover, and a Digital Copy redemption slip. The bonus features (listed below in name only) are identical...
Oof, right in the yarbles.Stanley Kubrick's extremely polarizing 1971 film A Clockwork Orange finally makes its debut on 4K UHD courtesy of Warner Bros., which follows their earlier 4K releases of Kubrick's...
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Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange is a harsh, harrowing, visceral, beast of a film that's often celebrated but I wouldn't blame anyone for being completely repulsed by it. Yet even its most die-hard...
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Alex and his droogs kick Ultra HD right in the yarbles, volunteering, our dear and loyal brothers, a remarkable upgrade over previous Blu-ray releases, which were notoriously mediocre and disappointing....
The cult dystopian classic enjoys a bit of the old ultra-violence with the same DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack as its predecessors. Personally, I've always enjoyed this lossless iteration of the audio...
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The same set of bonus features from the previous release are ported over for this UHD edition and housed in the accompanying Blu-ray disc.Audio Commentary with Malcolm McDowell and filmmaker Nick RedmanStill...
Let's take a minute to revel in the sheer genius of the title A Clockwork Orange, taken from Anthony Burgess's novel on which this film is based. At first odd and rather quirky sounding, the seemingly...
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Fifty years later, Stanley Kubrick's cult dystopian classic A Clockwork Orange is a sci-fi masterpiece and brilliant social satire that remains just as relevant as ever. The still shocking and visceral...
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Whites are snappy and stand out nicely against darkened backgrounds (the scene in bizarre pub/hangout for example). Brightly lit sequences, such as the one in the prison chapel or lobby of the medical...
The soundtrack is presented in a front oriented mix that is highlighted by the wonderfully engaging music score. The orchestrated elements are spread across the front of the room with subtle articulation...
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Disc 1: A Clockwork Orange Ultra HD Blu-rayDisc 2: A Clockwork Orange Blu-ray• Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and Nick Redman• Still Tickin': The Return of Clockwork Orange [2000 Channel 4 Documentary]•...
Wow, I can only imagine how this film must have been received upon its release back in 1971. It isn’t the kind of film that can be easily summed up...
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Home Entertainment featuring veil lifting Ultra HD video and legacy bonus material. If you’re a fan and are equipped to take advantage of the Ultra HD upgrade this is simply a must have....