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2001: A Space Odyssey

  • 19681968
  • GG
  • 2h 29m
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8.3/10
675K
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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 uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins - a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 900... Read allAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins - a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins - a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
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    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Arthur C. Clarke(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Keir Dullea
    • Gary Lockwood
    • William Sylvester
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Arthur C. Clarke(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Keir Dullea
    • Gary Lockwood
    • William Sylvester
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    • 2.5KUser reviews
    • 293Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    • Top rated movie #91
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Keir Dullea
    Keir Dullea
    • Dr. Dave Bowman
    Gary Lockwood
    Gary Lockwood
    • Dr. Frank Poole
    William Sylvester
    William Sylvester
    • Dr. Heywood R. Floyd
    Daniel Richter
    Daniel Richter
    • Moon-Watcher
    Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    • Dr. Andrei Smyslov
    Margaret Tyzack
    Margaret Tyzack
    • Elena
    Robert Beatty
    Robert Beatty
    • Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
    Sean Sullivan
    Sean Sullivan
    • Dr. Bill Michaels
    Douglas Rain
    Douglas Rain
    • HAL 9000
    • (voice)
    Frank Miller
    • Mission Controller
    • (voice)
    Bill Weston
    Bill Weston
    • Astronaut
    Ed Bishop
    Ed Bishop
    • Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
    • (as Edward Bishop)
    Glenn Beck
    Glenn Beck
    • Astronaut
    Alan Gifford
    Alan Gifford
    • Poole's Father
    Ann Gillis
    Ann Gillis
    • Poole's Mother
    Edwina Carroll
    Edwina Carroll
    • Aries-1B Stewardess
    Penny Brahms
    Penny Brahms
    • Stewardess
    Heather Downham
    Heather Downham
    • Stewardess
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
      • Arthur C. Clarke(screenplay by) (short story "The Sentinel")
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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

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    10/10
    The Order of the Universe
    I spent many a sleepless night after watching 2001. Not only because of the psychological horror (of which 2001 is a masterpiece) but also because of the way it brought me (a restless soul) some clarity to the way I observe the universe. It changed my way of thinking in a very profound way. And after reading the novel (by Arthur C. Clarke) I found myself once again inspired (a writer as I am) by the level of imagination.

    The Space Odyssey is not something one can just "go and see". One has to be ready for it, or it cannot be understood. In fact I don't think it can be understood at all, at least not all of it at once. It is a philosophical journey to the infinite and beyond, a masterpiece of it's genre and still after 32 years technically quite impressive all the way to the powerful musical soundtrack featuring 'Also spracht Zarathustra' by Richard Strauss and 'Blue Danube' by Johann Strauss.

    Take all the time you want, but eventually you are going to have to see this film. If it can bring some order and understanding to the universe of a struggling artist like me, it can certainly do it for you as well.

    Or maybe I'm just plain crazy...
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    • Feb 7, 2000

    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?

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 1968 (United Kingdom)
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      • Isle of Harris, Western Isles, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Stanley Kubrick Productions
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