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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
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Adventure
Mystery
Sci-Fi
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Release Date
April 2, 1968
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Cast
Keir Dullea , Gary Lockwood , William Sylvester , Daniel Richter , Leonard Rossiter , Margaret Tyzack
Runtime
141
Main Genre
Adventure
Studio
Warner Bros.
Writers
Stanley Kubrick , Arthur C. Clarke
Tagline
The Ultimate Trip.

Summary

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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