Story follows the ascent of mankind into the near-future space age through minimalist performances and a strong visual style.
Production Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); Polaris [fr]; Stanley Kubrick Productions [gb];
Cast Names Penny Pearl; Martin Amor; S. Newton Anderson; John Clifford; Kenneth Kendall; Kevin Scott; John Swindells; Burnell Tucker; Sheraton Blount; Ann Bormann; Julie Croft; Penny Francis; Jane Hayward; Vivian Kubrick; Marcella Markham; Irena Marr; Krystyna Marr; Kim Neil; Jane Pearl; Keir Dullea; Gary Lockwood; William Sylvester; Daniel Richter; Leonard Rossiter; Margaret Tyzack; Robert Beatty; Sean Sullivan; Douglas Rain; Frank Miller; Bill Weston;
Box Office USD 56,715,371
Release Date 1968-04-02 (Washington, D.C.) (premiere) 1968-04-03 (New York City, New York) (premiere) 1968-04-04 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere) 1968-04-06 1977-07-01 (re-release) 1992-01-01 * (Sundance Film Festival) 2001-10-05 (Seattle, Washington) (re-release) 2001-11-02 (Washington, D.C.) (re-release) 2001-11-21 (San Francisco, California) (re-release) 2001-12-21 (Los Angeles, California) (re-release) 2003-07-05 (Moonlit Matines Film Festival) 2008-04-27 (Tribeca Film Festival) 2010-04-23 (TCM Classic Film Festival)
Genres Adventure; Mystery; Sci-Fi;
Running Time 2 hr. 21 min. 2 hr. 40 min. (premiere cut)
Director Stanley Kubrick
2001: A Space Odyssey Reviews
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this was a wonderfull movie when i finally understood the meaning of it...