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| A Clockwork Orange character | |
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| Created by | Anthony Burgess |
| Adapted by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Portrayed by | Malcolm McDowell |
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| Full name | Alexander DeLarge (film only) |
| Aliases | The Large (novel) Alex Burgess (birth name; film) |
| Nationality | British |
Alex is a fictional character in Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange and Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of the same name, in which he is played by Malcolm McDowell. In the book, Alex's surname is not stated. In the film, however, Kubrick chose it to be DeLarge, a reference to Alex calling himself The Large in the novel. Later on in the film, two newspaper articles print his name as "Alex Burgess", a reference to Anthony Burgess.[1] In addition to the book and film, Alex was portrayed by Vanessa Claire Smith in the ARK Theatre Company's multimedia adaptation of A Clockwork Orange, directed by Brad Mays.[2][3]
- ^ "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE in-depth analysis by Rob Ager 2010". Archived from the original on 9 October 2014.
- ^ Production Photos from A Clockwork Orange, 2003, ARK Theatre Company, directed by Brad Mays
- ^ Kavner, Lucas (20 July 2011). "'A Clockwork Orange' Songs To Be Performed For First Time In History". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 28 November 2011.