Stanley Kubrick never directed.
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 . Stanley Kubrick ( [ ˈkuːbrɪk ] July 26 , 1928 -- March 7 , 1999 ) was an American film director , screenwriter , producer , cinematographer , editor , and photographer .