- Release Date:
- April 2, 1968
- Director:
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast:
- Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack
- Rating:
- G
- Runtime:
- 141
- Main Genre:
- Adventure
- Studio:
- Warner Bros.
- Writers:
- Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
- Tagline:
- The Ultimate Trip.
- Website:
- http://www.kubrick2001.com/
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Summary
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.
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