Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

Release date

December 19, 1971

Kubrick removed the film from cinemas himself, it was not banned as the myth says, he removed it because it had inspired some viewers to commit similar crimes

‘Several rapes and murders were linked to the film during its original British run. A 17-year-old Dutch girl was raped in Lancashire by a gang chanting Singin' in the Rain, and a judge who sentenced a 16-year-old boy who had beaten a younger child while wearing Alex's uniform of white overalls, black bowler hat and combat boots spoke of the "horrible trend which has been inspired by this wretched film''.’

"the Kubrick family are debating and discussing the question with Warner Brothers. We are going back over the events of all those years ago. It was not a ban but a decision by Stanley Kubrick, the police and Warner Brothers. The police were saying to us: 'We think you should do something about this. It is getting dangerous”