This 1971 film is one of the most controversial and it’s based on a book that was once banned. A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick received four Oscar nominations. The film was based ...

"Clockwork" also marked the shortest shoot in the notoriously perfectionist director's career, just 113 days. As a result, he was able to keep the film's costs down to a mere $2.2 million. 13.

Stanley Kubrick's controversial film adaptation of 'A Clockwork Orange' starring Malcolm McDowell opened on Dec. 19, 1971.