Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Malcolm Dowell in A Clockwork Orange

For the infamous scene in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange where Alex was brainwashed, actor Malcolm McDowell really did have to keep his eyes pinned open for every single take. Unfortunately, McDowell paid a high price: the device scratched his cornea and caused him to suffer from temporary blindness. McDowell also cracked his ribs during the filming of the humiliation stage show.

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The More You Know

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