2001: A Space Odyssey

Synopsis

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.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2018 - Cannes Classics

Details

Year

1968

Type of film

Features

Running Time

149 mins

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Producer

Stanley Kubrick

Editor

Ray Lovejoy

Screenwriter

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Arthur C. Clarke (screenplay)

Director of Photography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Production Designer

Ernest Archer, Harry Lange, Anthony Masters

Principal Cast

Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Margaret Tyzack, Douglas Rain

Restoration Details

For the first time since the original release, this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. Filmmaker Christopher Nolan worked closely with the team at Warner Bros. Pictures throughout the mastering process.

Film Image

© MGM/Stanley Kubrick Productions/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

Genre

• Horror / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 24th April 2018