20 Things You Didn't Know About A Clockwork Orange

1. ... And It Cost Them £10,000

Believing that the end result was too good not to use, Kubrick then set about petitioning the studio to shell out the money required to license the song for the film. Given the context of the scene there were a number of hurdles to overcome, but with much persistence the director got his way.

Years later Malcolm McDowell would meet Gene Kelly, for the first time, at an awards afterparty. The two didn't speak.