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 . Stanley Kubrick . While many of Kubrick 's films were controversial and initially received mixed reviews upon release -- particularly A Clockwork Orange ( 1971 ) , which Kubrick pulled from circulation in the UK following a mass media frenzy -- most were nominated for Oscars , Golden Globes , or BAFTA Awards , and underwent critical reevaluations .