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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

SFC Reviewer's Opinion:
Limited Recommendation
Genre
Adventure / Sci-Fi
   
Synopsis

2001: A Space Odyssey is a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite. It is a dazzling visual achievement, a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. It may be the masterwork of director Stanley Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) and it will likely excite, inspire and enthrall for generations. To begin his voyage into the future, Kubrick visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever conceived) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted realms of space, perhaps even into immortality. 'Open the pod bay doors, HAL' and let the awe and mystery of a journey unlike any other begin. The entire film is a stunning, sensuous marvel – a cinematic experience like no other before or since.

   
Directed by  
Stanley Kubrick
   
Written by  
Arthur C. Clarke (story "The Sentinel") (uncredited); Arthur C. Clarke (screenplay); Stanley Kubrick (screenplay).
   
Starring  
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). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 
Length (mins):
 141
Ratings:
 G (U)
Language:
 ENG/RUS
Big 5 Oscar Wins:
 0
Big 5 Oscar Noms:
 2
IMDB page:
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