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2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick

1968 • 2h 29m

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.

2001: A Space Odyssey

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Cast

Keir Dullea

Keir DulleaDr. David Bowman

Gary Lockwood

Gary LockwoodDr. Frank Poole

William Sylvester

William SylvesterDr. Heywood Floyd

Douglas Rain

Douglas RainHAL 9000 (voice)

Daniel Richter

Daniel RichterMoonwatcher

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard RossiterDr. Andrei Smyslov

Margaret Tyzack

Margaret TyzackElena

Robert Beatty

Robert BeattyDr. Ralph Halvorsen

Sean SullivanDr. Roy Michaels

Frank W. MillerMission Controller (voice)

Bill WestonAstronaut

Ed Bishop

Ed BishopAries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain

Glenn Beck

Glenn BeckAstronaut

Alan Gifford

Alan GiffordPoole's Father

Ann Gillis

Ann GillisPoole's Mother

Crew

Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. ClarkeScreenplay

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley KubrickProducer

Geoffrey Unsworth

Geoffrey UnsworthDirector of Photography

Brian Johnson

Brian JohnsonSpecial Effects

Anthony Masters

Anthony MastersProduction Design

Derek Cracknell

Derek CracknellFirst Assistant Director

Douglas Trumbull

Douglas TrumbullVisual Effects

John Alcott

John AlcottAdditional Photography

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