Stanley Kubrick redefined the limits of filmmaking in his classic science fiction masterpiece, a contemplation on the nature of humanity, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
At the dawn of mankind, a population of pre-human apes are visited on Earth by a large black monolith. Thousands of years later, scientist Dr Heywood Floyd (William Sylvester) discovers a similar black monolith on the moon, which then emits a signal aimed at the planet Jupiter.
A year later, astronauts Dr David Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Dr Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) are en route to Jupiter to investigate the signal's destination and purpose. However, their mission comes under threat when their ship's sentient computer, HAL (voice of Douglas Rain), seemingly develops a malfunction...
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Voted no. 6 in Sight and Sound's critics' poll of the Greatest Films of All Time, 2001 is an extraordinary sci-fi epic which retains the power to stagger over 50 years after its release.
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Extras
Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood
Channel Four Documentary 2001: The Making of a Myth
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2001: A Space Odyssey – A Look Behind the Future
What Is Out There? 2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork
Look: Stanley Kubrick!
Audio-Only Bonus: 1966 Kubrick Interview Conducted by Jeremy Bernstein
