2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Robert Beatty
Original language
English
First release
April 2, 1968 (Vietnam)
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Home video distributors
MGM/UA Home Video (United States)
Based on
The Sentinel, Encounter in the Dawn
Awards
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, David di Donatello for best foreign production, BAFTA Award for Best Sound, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Setting
Clavius Base, Discovery One, Jupiter, Tycho, Africa, Moon
Filming locations
Amalgamated Studios, Harris, Namibia, Monument Valley, Arizona, Utah
Crew
Screenplay
Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
Producer
Stanley Kubrick, Victor Lyndon
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Editing
Ray Lovejoy
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Octopus Film Festival 2023 - Cykl Turinga
- Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival 2018
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2018
- Locarno International Film Festival 2013 generic
- Academy Awards 1969 academy_award
- BAFTA Awards 1969 generic
- National Board of Review 1969 generic
Titles
| Original title | 2001: A Space Odyssey | |
| Québec French title | 2001 : L'odyssée de l'espace | |
| Alternate title | Two Thousand and One |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | MGM/UA Home Video (cat. no. MV700002) | 1985, United States, book box |
| VHS | MGM/UA Home Video (cat. no. M202233) | 1991, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | MGM/UA Home Video (cat. no. M203104) | 1993, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track) (1968) | 119 releases, 1968-2023: CBS, Indica, S.A., MGM Records, Mondo |
| Vinyl LP | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track) (1973) | 1 release, 1973: MGM Records |
| 7" vinyl | 2001: A Space Odyssey = ２００１年宇宙の旅 (1969) | 1 release, 1969: MGM Records |
| CD | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track) (1968) | 34 releases, 1986-2018: CBS, CBS Special Products, Columbia, EMI (+8 more) |
| Cassette | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track) (1968) | 26 releases, 1968-1990: CBS, CBS Special Products, GRT, MCA Records (+1 more) |
| 8-track | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track) (1968) | 17 releases, 1968: GRT Music Tapes, MGM Records |
| Reel-to-reel | 2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track) (1968) | 4 releases, 1968: MGM Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Vietnam | April 2, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Canada | April 9, 1968 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 10, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Japan | April 11, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | April 18, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Australia | May 2, 1968 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | May 12, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | July 4, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | July 26, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | August 27, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | September 5, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Germany | September 10, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | September 11, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Finland | September 20, 1968 |
| Theatrical | France | September 27, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | October 1, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 3, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Spain | October 17, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Iran | October 24, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | October 31, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Greece | December 11, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Italy | December 12, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Norway | February 28, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 1, 1969 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | March 21, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Israel | May 24, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | May 29, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | July 16, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | August 4, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | October 14, 1972 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | November 19, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Poland | January 1, 1974 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 1, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 5, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Spain | August 26, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Germany | April 21, 1978 |
| Theatrical | Finland | May 5, 1978 |
| Theatrical | France | July 28, 1978 |
| Theatrical | Japan | October 21, 1978 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | March 22, 1979 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | January 19, 1980 |
| Theatrical | Australia | September 10, 1981 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 30, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | May 23, 2001 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 5, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | October 11, 2001 |
| Television | Netherlands | January 18, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | November 21, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | September 18, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Poland | November 14, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | November 28, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | March 12, 2015 |
| Theatrical | India | October 4, 2017 |
| Theatrical | United States | May 18, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | May 31, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | June 22, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United States | August 24, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Russia | August 30, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | September 27, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | September 27, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | March 3, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | August 6, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | October 28, 2020 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 26, 2023 |
| Television | France | April 25, 2026 |
| Theatrical | France | June 4, 2026 |
| Theatrical | France | June 28, 2026 |
| Theatrical | France | July 13, 2026 |
| Theatrical | France | July 18, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Italy | November 16, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United States | G |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1985 MV700002 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1991 M202233 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1993 M203104 |
| Home video | France | June 7, 2001 |
| Home video | Austria | August 23, 2001 |
| Home video | Greece | August 23, 2001 |
| Home video | Sweden | September 19, 2001 |
| Home video | Hungary | December 18, 2001 |
| Home video | Netherlands | December 14, 2004 |
| Home video | Netherlands | November 18, 2007 |
| Home video | France | December 12, 2007 |
| Home video | Sweden | December 21, 2007 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | March 3, 2008 |
| Home video | Sweden | November 5, 2018 |
| Home video | France | November 7, 2018 |
Full credits
| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Cast | Keir Dullea (Dr. David Bowman), Gary Lockwood (Dr. Frank Poole), William Sylvester (Dr. Heywood Floyd), Douglas Rain (HAL 9000 (voice)), Daniel Richter (Moonwatcher), Leonard Rossiter (Dr. Andrei Smyslov), Margaret Tyzack (Elena), Robert Beatty (Dr. Ralph Halvorsen), Sean Sullivan (Dr. Roy Michaels), Frank W. Miller (Mission Controller (voice)), Bill Weston (Astronaut), Ed Bishop (Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain), Glenn Beck (Astronaut), Alan Gifford (Poole's Father), Ann Gillis (Poole's Mother), Edwina Carroll (Aries-1B Stewardess), Penny Brahms (Stewardess), Heather Downham (Stewardess), Mike Lovell (Astronaut), John Ashley (Ape), Jimmy Bell (Ape), David Charkham (Ape), Keith Denny (Ape), Jonathan Daw (Ape), Péter Delmár (Ape), Terry Duggan (Ape Attacked by Leopard), David Fleetwood (Ape), Danny Grover (Ape), Brian Hawley (Ape), David Hines (Ape), Anthony Jackson (Ape), John Jordan (Ape), Scott MacKee (Ape), Laurence Marchant (Ape), Darryl Paes (Ape), Joe Refalo (Ape), Andy Wallace (Ape), Bob Wilyman (Ape), Richard Woods (Ape Killed by Moon-Watcher), Maggie London (Hostess in Elevator (uncredited)), Chela Matthison (Receptionist (uncredited)), Judy Keirn (Voice Print Identification Girl (uncredited)), Vivian Kubrick (Floyd's Daughter (uncredited)), Kenneth Kendall (BBC-12 Announcer (uncredited)), Kevin Scott (Miller (uncredited)), Martin Amor (Interviewer (uncredited)), S. Newton Anderson (Young Man (uncredited)), Sheraton Blount ((uncredited)), Ann Bormann ((uncredited)), Julie Croft ((uncredited)), Penny Francis ((uncredited)), Marcella Markham ((uncredited)), Irena Marr (Russian Scientist (uncredited)), Krystyna Marr (Russian Scientist (uncredited)), Kim Neil ((uncredited)), Jane Pearl ((uncredited)), Penny Pearl ((uncredited)), Burnell Tucker (TMA-1 Site Photographer (uncredited)), John Swindells (TMA-1 Site Technician #1 (uncredited)), John Clifford (TMA-1 Site Technician #2 (uncredited)), Stanley Kubrick (Astronaut Breathing (voice) (uncredited)), Harry Fielder (Moonwalker (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick |
| Producer | Stanley Kubrick, Victor Lyndon |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Editing | Ray Lovejoy |
| Production design | Anthony Masters, Ernest Archer, Harry Lange |
| Visual effects | Brian Johnson, Con Pederson, Douglas Trumbull, Les Bowie, Tom Howard, Wally Veevers |
| Sound | Malcolm Stewart |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
