Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Drama, Classic, Futuristic, Death, Psychodrama, Science-Fiction, Space Exploration, Epic, Recommended, Surreal, Theatrical Release, Science Fiction, Essential Cinema, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, AFI Top 100

 

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast/Crew: Keir Dullea, William Sylvester, Gary Lockwood, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Robert Beatty

 

Description:

A four-million-year-old black monolith is discovered on the moon, and the government (while hiding the situation from the public) sends a team of scientists on a fact-finding mission. Eighteen months later, another team is sent to Jupiter in a ship controlled by the perfect HAL 9000 computer to further investigate the giant object--but on this trip something goes terribly wrong. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is a masterpiece of filmmaking. Director and (with Arthur C. Clarke) co-screenwriter Stanley Kubrick has created a visual and aural spectacle that stands as one of the greatest achievements ever put on celluloid. The film begins with the "Dawn of Man" segment, about the evolution of apes, and then ventures into the future, taking a look at what the world might be like in the first year of the 21st century. Kubrick's film is a triumph of technological storytelling, with stunning sets and a brilliant, overwhelming soundtrack. Long dialogue-free scenes sparkle with indelible images backed by powerful orchestral music, culminating in an unforgettable, inscrutable tale of birth and rebirth, human evolution and artificial intelligence, the past and the future.

 

Release Notes:

DVD Features: Region 1 Snap Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.20 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Mono - French Additional Release Material: Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus Text/Photo Galleries Production Notes Additional Text - 1. Interview with Arthur C. Clarke

 

ItemID: 1000085

 

UPC: 012569553927

 

ISBN: 0790760118

Catalog Number: WAR 65539

Rating: G (MPAA)

Release Company: Warner Home Video

Format: DVD

In Print Date: 6/12/2001

Original Release Year: 1968

Country of Origin: USA

Language: English (French Dubbed, French Subtitled, Spanish Subtitled)

Closed Caption: Yes

Extra Info: Letter Boxed, Stanley Kubrick Collection; Widescreen Sound Info: Surround Sound, Digital Sound, Stereo Sound, AC3 Sound

Runtime: 2Hr 35min