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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:2001, a space odyssey (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Khachaturi︠a︡n, Aram, 1903-1978 (Composer), Ligeti, György, 1923-2006 (Composer), Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (Composer), Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Kubrick, Stanley (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), Lovejoy, Ray, 1939-2001 (Editor), Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978 (Cinematographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001]
Edition:Digitally restored and remastered ed.
Series:Stanley Kubrick collection.
Subjects:
Twenty-first century > Drama.
Computers > Drama.
Space vehicles > Drama.
Human-computer interaction > Drama.
Space flight to Jupiter > Drama.
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Artificial intelligence > Drama.
HAL (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Siglo XXI > Teatro.
Computadoras > Teatro.
Vehículos espaciales > Teatro.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Description
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.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
Based on the book by Arthur C. Clarke.
Dual-layer format.
Special features include: New 2000 digital master from restored elements; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1, letterbox widescreen format, enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Audience:MPAA rating: G.
Awards:Academy Award, 1968: Best Special Visual Effects (Stanley Kubrick). BAFTA Awards, 1969: Best Art Direction (Anthony Masters, Harry Lange, Ernest Archer); Best Cinematography (Geoffrey Unsworth); Best Sound Track (Winston Ryder). Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, 1969: Best Foreign Film. David di Donatello Awards, 1969: Best Foreign Production. Hugo Awards, 1969: Best Dramatic Presentation. Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 1969: Best Director (Stanley Kubrick). Laurel Awards, 1969: Road Show. National Film Preservation Board, USA, 1991.
Production Credits:Editor, Ray Lovejoy ; director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; music, Aram Khatchaturian, György Ligeti, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss.
ISBN:0790760118
9780790760117