2001: A Space Odyssey

Apr 2, 1968

2h 29m

★ 8.1

An epic drama of adventure and exploration.

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Mystery

Adventure

Production Companies

Stanley Kubrick Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

2001: A Space Odyssey Trailers

Cast

Dr. David Bowman

Keir Dullea

Dr. Frank Poole

Gary Lockwood

Dr. Heywood Floyd

William Sylvester

HAL 9000 (voice)

Douglas Rain

Moonwatcher

Daniel Richter

Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Leonard Rossiter

Elena

Margaret Tyzack

Dr. Ralph Halvorsen

Robert Beatty

Dr. Roy Michaels

Sean Sullivan

Mission Controller (voice)

Frank W. Miller

Astronaut

Bill Weston

Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain

Ed Bishop

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