Biography
Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in, his technical perfectionism, and his reclusiveness about his films and personal life. He maintained almost complete artistic control, making movies according to his own whim...
Known For
Complete Filmography
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
2025
Original Film Writer
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strange...
A Forbidden Orange
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Spain, 1970s. A Clockwork Orange, a film considered by critics and audiences as one of the best works in the history of cinema, directed by Stanley Ku...
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of u...
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
Stanley Kubrick Considers the Bomb
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A short documentary about how the threat of nuclear war prompted Kubrick to make Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Secrets of British Animation
2018
as Self (archive Footage)
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of som...
Trumbull Land
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Everyone has seen a Trumbull sequence in Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" or Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounte...
Filmworker
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick's devoted right-hand man.
S Is for Stanley
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The incredible story of the Italian Emilio D'Alessandro, personal driver of the great director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), who met Emilio by chance i...
Kubrick Remembered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
An 83-minute candid look into the life of Kubrick, including interviews with his widow, family, coworkers and actors, and featuring a tour of the Arch...
Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange
2011
as Self (archive footage)
A dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange. Where a sadistic gang ...
'2001: A Space Odyssey' – What Is Out There?
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Keir Dullea, interspersed with archive clips of Arthur C. Clarke, discusses the probability of extraterrestrial life.
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as (archival)
He is considered by many the greatest film director the medium has ever known. Yet in a 45-year career, Stanley Kubrick's films number only a dozen. T...
Edge of Outside
2006
as Self (archive footage)
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and ...
Dark Side of the Moon
2002
as Self (archive footage)
A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the titl...
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
In Memory Of
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually b...
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self (archive footage)
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films....
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
as Man at Café Sonata (uncredited)
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He ...
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
Producer, Screenplay, Director
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He ...
Full Metal Jacket
1987
as Murphy (voice) (uncredited)
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the ...
Shooting 'Full Metal Jacket'
1987
as Self
Vivian, daughter of famed director Stanley Kubrick, shot 18 hours of behind-the-scenes footage for a documentary on the making of Full Metal Jacket. S...
Full Metal Jacket
1987
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the ...
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Self - 'Lolita' premiere (archive footage) (uncredited)
Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpt...
Making 'The Shining'
1980
as Self
Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.
The Shining
1980
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest...
Barry Lyndon
1975
Producer, Screenplay, Director
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Ba...
A Clockwork Orange
1971
Director, Screenplay, Producer
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of...
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
as Astronaut Breathing (voice) (uncredited)
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advan...
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Screenplay, Producer, Visual Effects
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advan...
Lionpower from MGM
1967
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five se...
2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future
1966
as Self
A short documentary about the making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and its impact on the '60s view of the future.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
Screenplay, Producer, Director
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diploma...
Lolita
1962
Director
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at...
Spartacus
1960
Director
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena,...
Paths of Glory
1957
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
The Killing
1956
Director, Screenplay
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one la...
Killer's Kiss
1955
Director, Producer, Story
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Glo...
The Seafarers
1953
Director, Director of Photography, Sound
Members of the American Federation of Labor, the Atlantic & Gulf Coast District of the Seafarers International Union commissioned budding filmmaker an...
Fear and Desire
1953
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come acr...
Mr. Lincoln
1952
Second Unit Director
A five-part biographic series about Abraham Lincoln for the educational TV series Omnibus, filmed on location in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Day of the Fight
1951
as Self (man at ringside with camera) (uncredited)
'Day of the Fight' shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of a fight with black middleweig...
Day of the Fight
1951
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
'Day of the Fight' shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of a fight with black middleweig...
Flying Padre
1951
Director, Director of Photography
Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with ...
Dreams That Money Can Buy
1947
as Theatre Extra
An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve h...