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2001: A Space Odyssey

on BBC One London

Stanley Kubrick's epic space adventure starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood

A mysterious slab has been found on the moon, beaming signals to Jupiter. At this first indication of sentient beings in space, a nine-month voyage to follow the signals is set up, with two astronauts manning a huge spaceship and three more travelling in a state of hibernation. As they hurtle beyond the range of mission control, the crew is disturbed to discover that Hal, the ship's computer, has a mind of his own ...
Made before man had set foot on the moon, Kubrick's vision of the future remains the most accomplished science prediction ever filmed.
Films: page 105
(First showing on British television)

Contributors

Screenplay/Based on the short story "The Sentinel" by:
Arthur C Clarke
Screenplay/Producer/Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Dr David Bowman:
Keir Dullea
Dr Frank Poole:
Gary Lockwood
Dr Floyd:
William Sylvester
Moonwatcher:
Daniel Richter
Voice of Hal 9000:
Douglas Rain
Smyslov:
Leonard Rossiter
Elena:
Margaret Tyzack
Halvorsen:
Robert Beatty
Michaels:
Sean Sullivan
Mission controller:
Frank Miller

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