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John Alcott

Born: 1931, London
Died: 28 July 1986, Cannes

Highlighted works

  • The Shining

    The Shining

    Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of modern horror, based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel.

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

    Stanley Kubrick’s exquisitely detailed adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel about the picaresque exploits of an 18th century Irish adventurer.

  • A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

    A dystopian future London is the playground of a teenage gang leader in Stanley Kubrick’s stylish, controversial take on Anthony Burgess’s novel about violence and free will.

  • Little Malcolm and His Struggle against the Eunuchs

    Little Malcolm and His Struggle against the Eunuchs

    David Halliwell’s 1965 satirical play was brought to the screen with funding from George Harrison, creating a boldly relevant 70s take on sex, power and art school rebellion.

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Stanley Kubrick took science fiction cinema in a grandly intelligent new direction with this epic story of man’s quest for knowledge.

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