Stanley Kubrick | Author

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Stanley Kubrick was born in the Bronx, New York, and became a skilled photographer before he went into directing. He achieved fame with the fine antiwar film Paths of Glory in 1957, and his output since then has been extremely diversified. Through it all, however, runs a deep vein of pessimism. Dr. show more Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and A Clockwork Orange (1972) express his vision of an apocalyptic future, while Spartacus (1959) and Barry Lyndon (1975) reveal his dark view of futility in the past. Kubrick has been able to work independently for most of his career, enjoying the rare right to make the final cuts of his films without studio interference. Some of his other notable films are Lolita (1954), based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel, and Full Metal Jacket (1987), about troops in the Vietnam War. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Stanley Kubrick

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2001: A Space Odyssey [1968 film] (1968) — Director; Screenwriter — 830 copies

Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [1964 film] (1964) — Director/Screenwriter — 649 copies

The Shining [1980 film] (1980) — Director/Screenwriter — 572 copies

A Clockwork Orange [1971 film] (1971) — Director/Screenwriter — 548 copies

Full Metal Jacket [1987 film] (1987) — Director/Screenwriter — 437 copies

Spartacus [1960 film] (1960) — Director — 305 copies

A Clockwork Orange [screenplay] (1972) 294 copies

Barry Lyndon [1975 film] (1975) — Director/Screenwriter — 205 copies

Eyes Wide Shut [1999 film] (1999) — Director/Screenwriter — 196 copies

Paths of Glory [1957 film] (1957) — Director/Screenwriter — 192 copies

Lolita [1962 film] (1962) — Director — 133 copies

A Clockwork Orange (MIXED WORKS) (1972) 130 copies

Eyes Wide Shut [screenplay] (1999) — Writer — 124 copies

The Killing [1956 film] (1956) — Director — 103 copies

Stanley Kubrick: Interviews (2001) 100 copies

Full Metal Jacket [1987 film] (Deluxe Edition) (2007) 67 copies

2001: A Space Odyssey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1968) — Editor — 47 copies

Stanley Kubrick Photographs: Through a Different Lens (2018) — Photographer — 31 copies

Killer's Kiss [1955 film] (1955) — Director — 30 copies

2001: A Space Odyssey/A Clockwork Orange/The Shining (Triple Feature) (2014) 29 copies

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Sci-Fi (2009) — Director — 27 copies

Full Metal Jacket : the screenplay (1987) 21 copies

Visionary Filmmaker Collection [Blu-ray] (2001) 19 copies

Fear and Desire [1953 film] (2012) — Director — 15 copies

Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Collection — Director — 12 copies

Killer's Kiss 11 copies

Stanley Kubrick Interviews (2001) 11 copies

Stanley Kubrick (2004) 11 copies

Stanley Kubrick Collection 11 copies

A Clockwork Orange / 2001: A Space Odyssey (2012) 9 copies

4 Film Favorites: Stanley Kubrick Collection: The Shining | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Barry Lyndon | Eyes Wide Shut (2012) — Director — 8 copies

The Shining / Doctor Sleep — Director — 8 copies

Stanley Kubrick Collection (2001: A Space Odyssey / Dr. Strangelove / A Clockwork Orange / The Shining / Lolita / Barry… (2001) — Director — 8 copies

Stanley Kubrick: Warner Home Video Directors Series: 2001: a Space Odyssey; A Clockwork Orange; The Shining; Full Metal… 5 copies

Interviste extraterrestri (2006) 5 copies

United Artists Cinema Greats Collection: Vol. 1 12 Angry Men / A Bridge Too Far / Judgment At Nuremberg / Paths Of… — Director — 5 copies

The 1960's - The Criterion Collection — Director — 4 copies

Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made (2011) 4 copies

Hollywood Legends Spotlight Collection (2012) — Director — 3 copies

Fear and Desire 3 copies

4 Film Favorites: Stanley Kubrick Films: A Clockwork Orange | 2001: A Space Odyssey | The Shining | Full Metal Jacket (2015) — Director; Director — 3 copies

Stanley Kubrick The Masterpiece Collection (BD) [Blu-ray] (2014) 3 copies

2001: A Space Odyssey (screenplay) 3 copies

Full Metal Jacket / 2001: A Space Odyssey / Clockwork Orange 3 copies

Stanley Kubrick : Drames et Ombres : Photographies 1945-1950 (2005) 2 copies

Still moving pictures. (1999) 2 copies

The Killing / Killer's Kiss 2 copies

Stanley Kubrick Collection - 10-DVD Box Set ( 2001: A Space Odyssey / A Clockwork Orange / The Shining / Full Metal… 2 copies

[Lolita ephemera] Montage of opening title sequence from Stanley Kubrick's "Lolita" (1962) 1 copy

Shining 🎥 1 copy

Barry Lyndon 1 copy

PATHS OF GLORY (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray 1 copy

2001 : L'Odyssée de l'espace (1968) 1 copy

Fear and Desire (4KUHD) [4K UHD] 1 copy

SPACE ODYSSEY SERIES: 2001 - A Space Odyssey; 2010: Odyssey Two; 2061: Odyssey T 1 copy

La chaqueta metalica [DVD] 1 copy

2001: una odisea en el espacio 1 copy

The Killing + Killer's Kiss [Blu-ray] 1 copy

Kirk Douglas: The Centennial Collection (8 films) (2014) — Director — 1 copy

Stanley Kubrick: A Film Odyssey (1975) 1 copy

BARRY LYNDON (BLU-RAY) - VARIO [1975] 1 copy

Double Pack films: 2001: A Space Odyssey [and] No Reservations — Director — 1 copy

La naranja metálica 1 copy

The Making of a Masterpiece: Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" 1 copy

Spartacus. The Illustrated Story Of The Motion Picture Production Souvenir Program. (1960) 1 copy

Captain Harlock Anime Fabric Wall Scroll Poster (32" x 41") Inches [MP] Captain Harlock-4 (L) 1 copy

Gladiator / Spartacus Double Pack [DVD] 1 copy

Napoleon: A Screenplay 1 copy

The Shining / Being There — Director — 1 copy

Spartacus 4K 60th Anniversary [Blu-ray] [2020] 1 copy

Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Shooting Script 1 copy

Teléfono rojo. Volamos hacia Moscú 1 copy

Clockwork Orange 1 copy

Stanley Kubricks 2001: Odyssee im Weltraum. Buch & DVD (2019) 1 copy

Die Rechnung Ging Nicht Auf (Stanley Kubrick) [Import allemand] 1 copy

Wege zum Ruhm 1 copy

Der Tiger von New York 1 copy

The Seafarers by Stanley Kubrick 1 copy

Le Baiser du Tueur [Blu-Ray] 1 copy

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Associated Works

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Contributor — 13,415 copies

The Stanley Kubrick Archives (2005) 388 copies

Decalogue: The Ten Commandments [screenplay] (1988) — Foreword, some editions — 67 copies

Playboy Magazine | September 1968 | Erika Toth (1968) — Interview subject — 3 copies

Krzysztof Kieślowski — Foreword — 1 copy

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Canonical name: Kubrick, Stanley
Legal name: Kubrick, Stanley
Birthdate: 1928-07-26
Date of death: 1999-03-07
Burial location: Chidwickbury Manor, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
UK
Country (for map): USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Place of death: Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Cause of death: heart attack
Places of residence: New York, New York, USA
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Education: William Howard Taft High School
City College of New York
Occupations: film director
photographer
cinematographer
film editor
film producer
screenwriter
Relationships: Kubrick, Christiane (wife)
Harlan, Jan (brother-in-law)
Vitali, Leon (collaborator)
Organizations: United States Chess Federation
Awards and honors: D. W. Griffith -palkinto (1999)

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Reviews

Killer's Kiss by Stanley Kubrick

2024 movie #74. 1955. Dance-hall girl gets slapped around by her boss and her washed-up boxer neighbor comes to her rescue. Climax is a fight in a mannequin warehouse. Just bananas! Kubrick's 2nd movie is a classic in b/w.

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Lolita

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Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick

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Fear and Desire by Stanley Kubrick

Seems more like Ed Wood than Stanley Kubrick! The opening voiceover is definitely a cross between the type of insane nonsense in a Wood film with a few Twilight Zone overtones--although this was a few years BEFORE the Twilight Zone debuted. The acting is pretty bad as well, topped by Mazursky quoting from the Tempest as he goes crazy. Are Harp and Coit playing dual roles meant to be symbolic--or is it just a sign of how cheap this film was? Kubrick can't be blamed for Howard Sackler's screenplay in any case, and the two of them went on to a much more enjoyable collaboration on Killer's Kiss. Watch that instead.… (more)

½

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