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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
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
 
 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$71,923,560
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo / 70 mm 6-Track / DTS 70 mm

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