Principal cast
Keir Dullea as Dr. David Bowman, Gary Lockwood as Dr. Frank Poole, William Sylvester as Dr. Heywood Floyd, Douglas Rain as HAL 9000 (voice), and Daniel Richter as Moonwatcher
Film 22 of 244 on the Screen Path
2001: A Space Odyssey
An epic drama of adventure and exploration.
About the film
2001: A Space Odyssey at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1968 film at stop 22 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Geoffrey Unsworth (director of photography), Ray Lovejoy (editor), Arthur C. Clarke (screenplay), Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), and Anthony Masters (production design)
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Release
- 1968-04-02
- Runtime
- 149 minutes
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Mystery, and Adventure
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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