2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

A mysterious monolith influences human evolution from prehistoric times to a future space mission to Jupiter, where the AI HAL malfunctions, leading to a journey of discovery and transformation.

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Director

  • Stanley Kubrick

Cast

  • Keir Dullea
  • Gary Lockwood
  • William Sylvester
  • Leonard Rossiter
  • Daniel Richter

Filming Locations

  • MGM British Studios

    Several sounds stages were used here: Stage 1 was used for the pod bay; Stage 2 for the Aries passenger area; Stage 3 'The Dawn of Man' sequence and interior of Space Station 5; Stage 4 contained the centrifuge, Discovery emergency airlock and the bedroom at the end of the film; Stage 5 was used for the Clavius Base conference room.

  • Shepperton Studios

    Stage H was used because it could house the 60-by-120-by-60-foot (18 m x 37 m x 18 m) pit for the Tycho crater excavation scene, the first to be shot.

  • The Hebrides

    The rocky coastline on the Isle of Harris was used during Dave Bowman's journey through the star gate.