2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
An epic drama of adventure and exploration.
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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.
Status: Released
Release Date: Apr 2, 1968
Runtime: 2h 29m
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
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Top 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)
Official Videos
Keir Dullea and Ben Mankiewicz Discuss 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY | TCMFF 2025
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From Bone to Satellite Scene
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Original Theatrical Trailer
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