2001: A Space Odyssey

"An epic drama of adventure and exploration."

1968 2h 29m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“An epic drama of adventure and exploration.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Space Odyssey Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Kubrick, shot by Geoffrey Unsworth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ray Lovejoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood and William Sylvester carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Stanley Kubrick directs. Geoffrey Unsworth behind the camera. Ray Lovejoy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.

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1Made its money back 6.0× over at the box office.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Part of the "The Space Odyssey Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Stanley Kubrick, shot by Geoffrey Unsworth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Ray Lovejoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood and William Sylvester carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "An epic drama of adventure and exploration.".
10IMDB entry: tt0062622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has 5 community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
1213,027 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 21 themes, including "man vs machine", "moon", "jupiter", "artificial intelligence (a.i.)".
14Released under 28 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth
Editing: Ray Lovejoy
Production design: Anthony Masters
Makeup / hair: Graham Freeborn
VFX supervisor: Wally Veevers
Sound: Malcolm Stewart
Stunt coordinator: John Francis
Runtime: 149 min · 2h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $71,923,560
Return: 599% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Awards

David di Donatello for best foreign production
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
BAFTA Award for Best Sound
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

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Part of

The Space Odyssey Series

The Space Odyssey series is a science fiction series of two film adaptations from Arthur C. Clarke works. 2001: A Space Odyssey — a film and novel — produced concurrently and released in 1968, and 2010: The Year We Make Contact, an adaption by Peter Hyams.

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markuspm2013-12-23
There are many great predictions hinting to future (it is from 1968 - can you believe it?) innovations throughout the movie. I might not have found all them because I keep falling asleep while watching it but I will keep trying to find them all.
izgzhen2017-09-28
★ 8/10
I believe that we should call it a modernism show, albeit exhibited in the form of a movie. While it might feel "boring", it forces you to rethink what philosophical level that a two-hour film can achieve. The focus on questions about life, intelligence, and time, is worth more attention than the sci-fi part (though the special effect of this movie is already way ahead of its time).
tmdb476334912018-05-18
★ 10/10
The eighth wonder of the world. Easily 30+ viewings since I was a little kid. Nothing new to say here; simply wanted to add another pair of hands to the ocean of applause for my absolute favorite thing, the only indisputably perfect movie, the answer to the question of Is Life Worth Living, Man's greatest achievement, two thousand one a burger-flipping space odyssey