2001: A Space Odyssey backdrop

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 Directed by Stanley Kubrick

An epic drama of adventure and exploration.

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.

Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Russian
Budget $12,000,000
Revenue $71,923,560
Release Date 2 April 1968
149 mins
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
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
Terry Duggan Ape Attacked by Leopard
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)