Stanley Kubrick has a career as a director.
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted , produced , and directed by Stanley Kubrick , based on Anthony Burgess 's 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange . Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic drama film directed , produced , and co-written by Stanley Kubrick . Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick . Stanley Kubrick . This was followed by two collaborations with Kirk Douglas , the war picture Paths of Glory ( 1957 ) and the historical epic Spartacus ( 1960 ) .