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![19-12-1971: On this day 50 years ago, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel, premiered at Cinema 1 in New York City. Ten days later it won the 19-12-1971: On this day 50 years ago, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel, premiered at Cinema 1 in New York City. Ten days later it won the](https://i.imgur.com/e0e6J3j.jpg)
19-12-1971: On this day 50 years ago, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel, premiered at Cinema 1 in New York City. Ten days later it won the
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