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2001: Avaruusseikkailu

Original title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 19681968
  • K-8K-8
  • 2h 29m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
634K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
619
55
  • Cast & crew
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest.
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After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
634K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
619
55
  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Arthur C. Clarke(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Keir Dullea
    • Gary Lockwood
    • William Sylvester
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Arthur C. Clarke(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Keir Dullea
    • Gary Lockwood
    • William Sylvester
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2.3KUser reviews
    • 284Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #88
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 16 wins & 12 nominations total

    Videos8

    New 70mm Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
    New 70mm Trailer
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    Re-release Trailer
    2001: A Space Odyssey
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    2001: A Space Odyssey
    'The Platform' & Future Films From the IMDb Top 250
    Clip 4:04
    'The Platform' & Future Films From the IMDb Top 250
    Which Iconic Movie Characters Should Meet at the 'El Royale'?
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    Which Iconic Movie Characters Should Meet at the 'El Royale'?
    A Guide to the Films of Stanley Kubrick
    Clip 1:38
    A Guide to the Films of Stanley Kubrick
    '2001: A Space Odyssey' Changed Michael Mando's View of Life
    Video 1:20
    '2001: A Space Odyssey' Changed Michael Mando's View of Life
    Dates in Movie & TV History: Jan. 12, 1992 - HAL 9000's Birthday
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    Dates in Movie & TV History: Jan. 12, 1992 - HAL 9000's Birthday

    Photos271

    Daniel Richter in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Arthur C. Clarke in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Stanley Kubrick and Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    Stanley Kubrick and Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    Top cast

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    Keir Dullea
    Keir Dullea
    • Dr. Dave Bowmanas Dr. Dave Bowman
    Gary Lockwood
    Gary Lockwood
    • Dr. Frank Pooleas Dr. Frank Poole
    William Sylvester
    William Sylvester
    • Dr. Heywood R. Floydas Dr. Heywood R. Floyd
    Daniel Richter
    Daniel Richter
    • Moon-Watcheras Moon-Watcher
    Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    • Dr. Andrei Smyslovas Dr. Andrei Smyslov
    Margaret Tyzack
    Margaret Tyzack
    • Elenaas Elena
    Robert Beatty
    Robert Beatty
    • Dr. Ralph Halvorsenas Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
    Sean Sullivan
    Sean Sullivan
    • Dr. Bill Michaelsas Dr. Bill Michaels
    Douglas Rain
    Douglas Rain
    • HAL 9000as HAL 9000
    • (voice)
    Frank Miller
    • Mission Controlleras Mission Controller
    • (voice)
    Bill Weston
    Bill Weston
    • Astronautas Astronaut
    Ed Bishop
    Ed Bishop
    • Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captainas Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
    • (as Edward Bishop)
    Glenn Beck
    Glenn Beck
    • Astronautas Astronaut
    Alan Gifford
    Alan Gifford
    • Poole's Fatheras Poole's Father
    Ann Gillis
    Ann Gillis
    • Poole's Motheras Poole's Mother
    Edwina Carroll
    Edwina Carroll
    • Aries-1B Stewardessas Aries-1B Stewardess
    Penny Brahms
    Penny Brahms
    • Stewardessas Stewardess
    Heather Downham
    Heather Downham
    • Stewardessas Stewardess
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
      • Arthur C. Clarke(screenplay by) (short story "The Sentinel")
    • All cast & crew
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    Director's Trademarks: A Guide to Stanley Kubrick's Films

    Director's Trademarks: A Guide to Stanley Kubrick's Films

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    Storyline

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    "2001" is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past, someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on Earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well). Evolution then enabled humankind to reach the moon's surface, where yet another monolith is found, one that signals the monolith placers that humankind has evolved that far. Now a race begins between computers (HAL) and human (Bowman) to reach the monolith placers. The winner will achieve the next step in evolution, whatever that may be. —Larry Cousins
    monolithhuman versus computerstar childcomputeryear 2001211 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • K-8
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Douglas Trumbull, the total footage shot was some 200 times the final length of the film.
    • Goofs
      Bowman inhales deeply before attempting to re-enter the ship from the pod. Arthur C. Clarke in an interview later noted that this is incorrect. Bowman should have exhaled, as the vacuum of space would have damaged his lungs had they been full of air.
    • Quotes

      HAL: I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.

    • Crazy credits
      No opening credits for actors, writers, producer, director, etc. are shown, with the story beginning right after the title. Although by the 1990s it had become quite common for major films to not have opening credits, it was still unusual in 1968.
    • Alternate versions
      To create the 35mm general release prints, the Super Panavision image was slightly truncated on the top and bottom to achieve the standard 2.35:1 aspect ratio of 35mm anamorphic ("scope") prints.
    • Connections
      Edited into C'è musica & musica: Nuovo mondo (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Gayane Ballet Suite -- Gayane's Adagio
      (1941-2)

      Music by Aram Khachaturyan

      Performed by Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (as the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra)

      Conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

      Courtesy Deutsche Grammophon

    User reviews2.3K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    My god, it's full of stars
    For all those bewildered by the length and pace of this film ("like, why does he show spaceships docking for, like, 15 minutes?"), here's a word you might want to think about:

    Beauty.

    Beauty is an under-rated concept. Sure, you'll often see nice photography and so on in films. But when did you last see a film that contains beauty purely for the sake of it? There is a weird belief among cinemagoers that anything which is not plot or character related must be removed. This is depressing hogwash. There is nothing wrong with creating a beautiful sequence that has nothing to do with the film's plot. A director can show 15 minutes of spaceships for no reason than that they are beautiful, and it is neither illegal nor evil to do so.

    '2001' requires you to watch in a different way than you normally watch films. It requires you to relax. It requires you to experience strange and beautiful images without feeling guilty that there is no complex plot or detailed characterization. Don't get me wrong, plots and characters are good, but they're not the be-all and end-all of everything. There are different KINDS of film, and to enjoy '2001' you must tune your brain to a different wavelength and succumb to the pleasure of beauty, PURE beauty, unfettered by the banal conventions of everyday films.

    "All art is quite useless" - Oscar Wilde.
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    • drn5
    • Apr 20, 2003

    FAQ48

    • Why did we see 7 "stars" during David's travel into the wormhole and what is the meaning behind it?
    • What became of the hominid monolith?
    • When we see HAL reading the lips of the two men, we don't hear what they are saying. What were they saying to each other, when we couldn't hear them?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1968 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 2001: Ett rymdäventyr
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Harris, Western Isles, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Stanley Kubrick Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,405,931
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $202,759
      • May 20, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $65,802,496
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 29 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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