20 Things You Didn't Know About A Clockwork Orange

16. The Original Cut Was Almost 4 Hours Long

Clocking in at nearly two and half hours long, nobody is ever going to accuse A Clockwork Orange of being short, but the original cut of the movie was nearly twice that at allegedly over four hours long.

Unsure how to strip away the chaff from what he realised was a masterpiece, Kubrick was forced to hire several assistant directors to help with the editing. In the end they were able to remove over 90 minutes, nearly a movie in itself.