Movie · 1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
“An epic drama of adventure and exploration.”
Released 2 April 1968 149 min Science Fiction / Mystery / Adventure More from 1968 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Robert Beatty
as Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
William Sylvester
as Dr. Heywood Floyd
Sean Sullivan
as Dr. Roy Michaels
Leonard Rossiter
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Douglas Rain
as HAL 9000 (voice)
Margaret Tyzack
as Elena
Ed Bishop
as Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
Keir Dullea
as Dr. David Bowman
Gary Lockwood
as Dr. Frank Poole
Daniel Richter
as Moonwatcher
Bill Weston
as Astronaut
Frank W. Miller
as Mission Controller (voice)
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The numbers
6.0×$12m budget became $72m at the box office
32years between the oldest and youngest billed
58Robert Beatty — oldest on the call sheet
26Bill Weston — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast