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2001: A Space Odyssey
An astounding entertainment experience, a dazzling trip to the planets and the stars beyond!
( Adventure / Mystery / Sci-Fi )


2001: A Space Odyssey Poster

MPAA Rating:
G

US Runtime: 149 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Apr 02, 1968   [USA]
 
Director: Stanley Kubrick   [Director]
 
Writers: Arthur C Clarke   [Screenplay]
Stanley Kubrick   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Stanley Kubrick   [Producer]
Victor Lyndon   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Ray Lovejoy   [Editor]
 
Production Design: Ernest Archer   [Production Design]
Harry Lange   [Production Design]
Anthony Masters   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Hardy Amies   [Wardrobe Designer]
 
Casting by James Liggat   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer   (US)
Stanley Kubrick Productions   (GB)
 


Plot Summary:

    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 advanced super computer.

Cast:

Keir Dullea
Dr. David Bowman
Gary Lockwood
Dr. Frank Poole
William Sylvester
Dr. Heywood Floyd
Douglas Rain
HAL 9000 (voice)
Daniel Richter
Moonwatcher
Leonard Rossiter
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Margaret Tyzack
Elena
Robert Beatty
Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
Sean Sullivan
Dr. Roy Michaels
Frank W Miller
Mission Controller (voice)
Bill Weston
Astronaut
Ed Bishop
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
Glenn Beck
Astronaut
Alan Gifford
Poole's Father
Ann Gillis
Poole's Mother
Edwina Carroll
Aries-1B Stewardess
Penny Brahms
Stewardess
Heather Downham
Stewardess
Mike Lovell
Astronaut
John Ashley
Ape
Jimmy Bell
Ape
David Charkham
Ape
Keith Denny
Ape
Jonathan Daw
Ape
 
Pter Delmr
Ape
Terry Duggan
Ape Attacked by Leopard
David Fleetwood
Ape
Danny Grover
Ape
Brian Hawley
Ape
David Hines
Ape
Anthony Jackson
Ape
John Jordan
Ape
Scott MacKee
Ape
Laurence Marchant
Ape
Darryl Paes
Ape
Joe Refalo
Ape
Andy Wallace
Ape
Bob Wilyman
Ape
Richard Woods
Ape Killed by Moon-Watcher
Sheraton Blount
(uncredited)
Ann Bormann
(uncredited)
Julie Croft
(uncredited)
Penny Francis
(uncredited)
Marcella Markham
(uncredited)
Kim Neil
(uncredited)
Jane Pearl
(uncredited)
Penny Pearl
(uncredited)
 

Uncredited Cast:


Maggie London
Hostess in Elevator (uncredited)
Chela Matthison
Receptionist (uncredited)
Judy Keirn
Voice Print Identification Girl (uncredited)
Vivian Kubrick
Floyd's Daughter (uncredited)
Kenneth Kendall
BBC-12 Announcer (uncredited)
Kevin Scott
Miller (uncredited)
Martin Amor
Interviewer (uncredited)
S Newton Anderson
Young Man (uncredited)
 
Irena Marr
Russian Scientist (uncredited)
Krystyna Marr
Russian Scientist (uncredited)
Burnell Tucker
TMA-1 Site Photographer (uncredited)
John Swindells
TMA-1 Site Technician #1 (uncredited)
John Clifford
TMA-1 Site Technician #2 (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick
Astronaut Breathing (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Moonwalker (uncredited)
 

Stunt Crew:


Bobby Clark
Stunts
 
John Francis
Stunt Coordinator
 
 

Sound Crew:


H.L. Bird
Sound mixer
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
 
Malcolm Stewart
Sound Designer
A.W. Watkins
Sound Supervisor
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Les Bowie
Special Effects
Tom Howard
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Johnson
Special Effects
 
Stanley Kubrick
Visual Effects
Con Pederson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects
 
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects Supervisor
Wally Veevers
Visual Effects Supervisor
 

Art Department:


Robert Cartwright
Set Decoration
 
Dick Frift
Construction Coordinator
 
John Hoesli
Art Direction
 
 

Directing Crew:


Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


John Alcott
Additional Photography
Kelvin Pike
Camera Operator
 
George Watts
Assistant Camera
David Wynn-Jones
Clapper Loader
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Mary Gibson
Wardrobe Supervisor
 
 

Other Crew:


Frederick I. Ordway III
Scientific Consultant
 
 

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