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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
 
Writers: Arthur C. Clarke   [Screenplay]
Stanley Kubrick   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Stanley Kubrick   [Producer]
Victor Lyndon   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth
 
Edited by: Ray Lovejoy
 
Production Design: Ernest Archer
Harry Lange
Anthony Masters
 
Costume Design: Hardy Amies
 
Casting by James Liggat
 
Production Companys: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer   (US)
Stanley Kubrick Productions   (GB)
 


Plot Summary:

    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

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
 
 

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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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