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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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Release Date:
6 April 1968 (USA)
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Tagline:
Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin more
Plot:
Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 10 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
Blade Runner Named Top Sci-fi Movie
(From WENN. 5 August 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
Berlin Film Fest To Spotlight 70mm Classics
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
(From WENN. 5 August 2009, 5:11 AM, PDT)
Berlin Film Fest To Spotlight 70mm Classics
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 October 2008, 2:37 AM, PDT)
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film is a poetical contemplation of most exciting eternal questions
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keir Dullea | ... | Dr. Dave Bowman | |
| Gary Lockwood | ... | Dr. Frank Poole | |
| William Sylvester | ... | Dr. Heywood R. Floyd | |
| Daniel Richter | ... | Moon-Watcher | |
| Leonard Rossiter | ... | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | |
| Margaret Tyzack | ... | Elena | |
| Robert Beatty | ... | Dr. Ralph Halvorsen | |
| Sean Sullivan | ... | Dr. Bill Michaels | |
| Douglas Rain | ... | HAL 9000 (voice) | |
| Frank Miller | ... | Mission controller (voice) | |
| Bill Weston | ... | Astronaut | |
| Ed Bishop | ... | Aries-1B Lunar shuttle captain (as Edward Bishop) | |
| Glenn Beck | ... | Astronaut | |
| Alan Gifford | ... | Poole's father | |
| Ann Gillis | ... | Poole's mother |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
How the Solar System Was Won (USA) (working title)
Journey Beyond the Stars (USA) (working title)
Two Thousand and One: A Space Odyssey (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Journey Beyond the Stars (USA) (working title)
Two Thousand and One: A Space Odyssey (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
141 min | 160 min (premiere cut)
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Spain:T |
Italy:T |
Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) |
Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2007) |
New Zealand:PG |
Malaysia:U |
Argentina:13 |
Israel:PG |
Canada:PG (Alberta) (2009) |
UK:12 (blu-ray) (2009) |
Australia:G |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Finland:K-8 |
France:U |
Norway:11 |
Norway:12 (1969) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:U |
USA:G |
West Germany:12 |
Ireland:G |
Brazil:Livre
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Originally Stanley Kubrick had planned to shoot the film in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1. After consultant Robert Gaffney convinced the director that Super Panavision (aspect ratio 2.20:1) was a more visceral experience, Kubrick agreed and got MGM to pay for the photographic process. Since shooting a 70mm space film with monaural sound was frowned upon, Kubrick decided to mix the soundtrack in stereo sound.
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Goofs:
Continuity: In the initial running scene with Dr. Poole on the ship, at the beginning the side with the two occupied long term sleeping units are on his left. In the last shot, they are on his right.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: A Space Oddity (#9.20)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Gayaneh Ballet Suite
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This movie is certainly one of the greatest films ever made. It is a story told in a steady pace, told mostly not by words but by cinematic means of expression. Perfect blend of spectacular special effects and classical music bring to life creations of human imagination in both realistic and poetical way. The story itself is quite simple at a first glance. As the title implies, there is an archetypal journey, a motive repeated for thousands of years. This motive was always used not only to depict a trip in space and time, and beyond, but also had rich philosophic meaning. The film is a poetical contemplation of most exciting eternal questions. It is not just an odyssey of a person; it is an odyssey of our species. The film is great by itself, yet, in my case, the impression from it will always be mingled with that from the book. I've read it at the age of 10, really not thinking about problems like 'what is the relationship between evolution of humankind and development of human morality'. But the impression was great enough to make me fall for entire genre of science fiction.
The day I learned '2001' got only special effects Oscar and was not even nominated for the Best Picture was the day when 'Academy Award' completely became two words meaning nothing to me.