Principal cast
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain and Daniel Richter
Film 22 of 498 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.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Keir DulleaCharacter: Dr. David Bowman
- Gary LockwoodCharacter: Dr. Frank Poole
- William SylvesterCharacter: Dr. Heywood Floyd
- Douglas RainCharacter: HAL 9000 (voice)
- Daniel RichterCharacter: Moonwatcher
- Leonard RossiterCharacter: Dr. Andrei Smyslov
- Margaret TyzackCharacter: Elena
- Robert BeattyCharacter: Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
- Sean SullivanCharacter: Dr. Roy Michaels
- Frank W. MillerCharacter: Mission Controller (voice)
- Bill WestonCharacter: Astronaut
- Ed BishopCharacter: Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
Full crew
Full crew
- Stanley KubrickCredits: Producer, Screenplay, Visual Effects, Director
- Arthur C. ClarkeCredits: Screenplay
- H.L. BirdCredits: Sound mixer
- Victor LyndonCredits: Producer
- Geoffrey UnsworthCredits: Director of Photography
- Brian JohnsonCredits: Special Effects
- Les BowieCredits: Special Effects
- Ray LovejoyCredits: Editor
- Winston RyderCredits: Sound Editor
- David de WildeCredits: Editorial Staff
- Ernest ArcherCredits: Production Design
- John HoesliCredits: Art Direction
- Anthony MastersCredits: Production Design
- James LiggatCredits: Casting
- Harry LangeCredits: Production Design
- Robert CartwrightCredits: Set Decoration
- Dick FriftCredits: Construction Coordinator
- A.W. WatkinsCredits: Sound Supervisor
- Derek CracknellCredits: First Assistant Director
- Malcolm StewartCredits: Sound Designer
- Graham FreebornCredits: Makeup Artist
- Stuart FreebornCredits: Makeup Artist
- Douglas TrumbullCredits: Visual Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Mary GibsonCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- David Wynn-JonesCredits: Clapper Loader
- Bobby ClarkCredits: Stunts
- John FrancisCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- George WattsCredits: Assistant Camera
- John AlcottCredits: Additional Photography
- Kelvin PikeCredits: Camera Operator
- Wally VeeversCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Con PedersonCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Tom HowardCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Hardy AmiesCredits: Wardrobe Designer
- Frederick I. Ordway IIICredits: Scientific Consultant
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