Film record

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968Feature film143 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
epic film · mystery film · space adventure film · arthouse science fiction film

Credits

Music

Richard Strauss — Music composition
Aram Khachaturian — Music composition
György Ligeti — Music composition
Johann Strauss II — Music composition

Direction

Stanley Kubrick — Directing

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth — Cinematography

Costume

Edwin Hardy Amies — Costume design

Writing

Arthur C. Clarke — Screenwriting
Stanley Kubrick — Screenwriting

Cast

Keir Dullea — Acting
Gary Lockwood — Acting
William Sylvester — Acting
Leonard Rossiter — Acting (Andrei Smyslov)
Margaret Tyzack — Acting
Robert Beatty — Acting
Sean Sullivan — Acting
Douglas Rain — Acting
Ed Bishop — Acting
Peter Schiff — Acting
Ann Gillis — Acting
Vivian Kubrick — Acting (Squirt)
Kenneth Kendall — Acting
Bill Weston — Acting
Alan Gifford — Acting
Arthur C. Clarke — Acting
Daniel Richter — Acting (Moon-Watcher)
Terry Duggan — Acting
John Ashley — Acting

Editing

Ray Lovejoy — Editing

Production

Stanley Kubrick — Production

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

United States · Original release
2 Apr 1968Checked 11 Sep 2026
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