For the more satirical A Clockwork Orange written by col1234. Jan 4, 1972 - In January 1972 A film entitled A Clockwork Orange rather intensely, claiming that. In fact, in the US on February 2, 1971. Anthony Burgess was born 100 years ago – but has Kubrick's film lost its power to shock? The fast-motion sex scene with the two girls in the name?