Uniform Title |
2001 : a space odyssey (Motion picture : 1968) |
Title |
2001 : a space odyssey. |
Edition |
Two-disc special edition. |
Published |
Neural Bay, NSW : Distributed by Warner Bros, ©2007. |
©1968. |
Description |
2 DVD-videos (143 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Warner Bros : 79191. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968. |
Produced concurrently with science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, published after the release of the film. |
Special features on disc 2 include: Channel four documentary 2001: the making of a myth -- 4 insightful featurettes: Standing on the shoulders of Kubrick: the legacy of 2001 -- Vision of a future passed: the prophecy of 2001 -- 2001: a space odyssey: a look behind the future and what is out there -- 2001: FX and early conceptual artwork -- Look Stanley Kubrick. |
Contents |
Disc 1: Digitally remastered movie -- Disc 2: Special features. |
Credits |
Produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. |
Performers |
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter. |
Summary |
A science fiction film which moves from the pre-historic birth of intelligence toward the emergence of man as pure thought somewhere in the future. Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer HAL 9000, sets off on a quest. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification: G. |
System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital, Region 4, widescreen 2.2:1. |
Language note |
In English. |
Subjects |
Human-computer interaction -- Drama |
Space flight -- Drama |
Artificial intelligence -- Drama |
Human evolution -- Drama |
Space vehicles -- Drama |
Feature films -- Great Britain |
Motion pictures, British |
Moon -- Exploration -- Drama |
Genre |
Science fiction films |
Action and adventure films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Other Names |
Kubrick, Stanley director, producer, screenwriter. |
Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008 screenwriter. |
Dullea, Keir, 1936- actor. |
Lockwood, Gary, 1937- actor. |
Sylvester, William, 1922-1995 actor. |
Richter, Dan actor. |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008 .
- Dullea, Keir, 1936- .
- Kubrick, Stanley .
- Lockwood, Gary, 1937- .
- Richter, Dan .
- Sylvester, William, 1922-1995 .
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