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2001: A Space Odyssey

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2001: A Space Odyssey
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G,2hrs 19min
Genre:
Sci-Fi
Released:
January 1, 1968
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester  ...more
Synopsis: A mind-bending sci-fi symphony, Stanley Kubrick's landmark 1968 epic pushed the limits of narrative and special effects toward a meditation on technology and humanity. Based on Arthur C. Clarke's story The Sentinel, Kubrick and Clarke's screenplay is structured in four movements. At the "Dawn of Man," a group of hominids encounters a mysterious black monolith alien to their surroundings. To the strains of Strauss's 1896 Also sprach Zarathustra, a hominid invents the first weapon, using a bone to ... Full Synopsis
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Maintains its artistic magnificence after more than 30 years. Full Review
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86
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 14 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Keir Dullea
Bowman
Gary Lockwood
Poole
William Sylvester
Dr. Heywood Floyd
Daniel Richter
Moonwatcher, the Man-Ape
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Arthur C. Clarke, March 19, age 90: The visionary science fiction writer was born in England, though...
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