2001: A Space Odyssey

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2001: A Space Odyssey
Image:2001Style B.jpg Original film poster
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Produced by	Stanley Kubrick
Written by	Novel: Arthur C. Clarke Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick Arthur C. Clarke
Starring	Keir Dullea Gary Lockwood William Sylvester Daniel Richter Leonard Rossiter Douglas Rain
Cinematography	Geoffrey Unsworth
Editing by	Ray Lovejoy
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1968-1998, video only from 1986-1998) Turner Entertainment (theatrical and TV, 1986-1996) Warner Bros. (via Turner) (theatrical and TV since 1996, video since 1999)
Release date(s)	April 6, 1968 (USA)
Running time	160 Min (premiere) 141 Min (general release)
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$10,500,000
Followed by	2010: The Year We Make Contact
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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction(fake science) movie directed by Stanley Kubrick. It was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The point of the film deals with human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life. It is notable for how real the science aspects seem. It had new special effects. It used images and sound to show meaning and did not use much talking].

It received mixed reviews upon release. Now 2001: A Space Odyssey is recognized by critics as one of the greatest films ever made; a poll of critics in 2002 ranked it among the top ten films of all time.^[1] It was nominated for four Academy Awards, and received one for visual effects. In 1991, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry.