2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Released: 1968-04-02 Duration: 2hr 29min

Genres: Science Fiction Mystery Adventure

Rating 8.1

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The ultimate trip.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Stanley Kubrick Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Additional Info

Budget	$12,000,000.00
Revenue	$71,923,560.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	74.343

Directed By

Stanley Kubrick

Crew

Producer
Stanley Kubrick

Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick

Director of Photography
Geoffrey Unsworth

Editor
Ray Lovejoy

Sound mixer
H.L. Bird

Sound Editor
Winston Ryder

Novel
Arthur C. Clarke

Screenplay
Arthur C. Clarke

Producer
Victor Lyndon

Special Effects
Brian Johnson

Special Effects
Les Bowie

Editorial Staff
David de Wilde

Casting
James Liggat

Production Design
Ernest Archer

Production Design
Harry Lange

Production Design
Anthony Masters

Art Direction
John Hoesli

Set Decoration
Robert Cartwright

Construction Coordinator
Dick Frift

First Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell

Sound Supervisor
A.W. Watkins

Makeup Artist
Stuart Freeborn

Makeup Artist
Graham Freeborn

Sound Designer
Malcolm Stewart

Visual Effects
Stanley Kubrick

Visual Effects
Douglas Trumbull

Wardrobe Supervisor
Mary Gibson

Clapper Loader
David Wynn-Jones

Stunts
Bobby Clark

Stunt Coordinator
John Francis

Director
Stanley Kubrick

Additional Photography
John Alcott

Assistant Camera
George Watts

Camera Operator
Kelvin Pike

TOP CAST

Judy Keirn

Voice Print Identification Girl (uncredited)

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