Stanley Kubrick directed a movie.
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 . Lolita is a 1962 British-American black comedy-drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick . Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick . Stanley Kubrick . He is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinematic history . With The Shining ( 1980 ) , he became one of the first directors to make use of a Steadicam for stabilized and fluid tracking shots .