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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

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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.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.

April 2, 1968 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick

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Runtime2h 29m
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Rating distribution: 12.8K ratings

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Pace
Complexity
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Tone
Emotionality
Outlook
Intensity
What it's grounded in
Realism
Substance

Cast & crew

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

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