2001 a space odyssey

Blu-ray 2018

Inspired by Clarke's epic book, the film moves from the pre-historic birth of intelligence to the emergence of man as pure thought, somewhere in the future. When a monolith is found on the moon, astronauts equipped with a superintelligent computer attempt to find its origins.

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Description:

2 videodiscs (149 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
video file Blu-ray video region A
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: PG

Other Title:

Stanley Kubrick's 2001
Two thousand and one
2001, a space odyssey
Space odyssey

Notes:

Based on the book "The Sentinel, 2001" by Arthur C. Clarke
Special features: commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood; Channel Four documentary 2001: the making of a myth; four insightful featurettes: "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; theatrical trailer
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968
Title from container
Photography, Geoffrey Unsworth, John Alcott ; art director, John Hoesli ; production design, Tony Masters, Harry Lange, Ernie Archer
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Leonard Rossiter, Robert Beaty
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.2:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
In English, French and Spanish ; subtitled in French and Spanish ; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Described video for the blind and visually impaired

Contents:

Disc 1. 2001 : a space odyssey (Blu-ray)
Disc 2. Bonus disc (Blu-ray)

Control Number:

2664603

UPC:

085391293811
883929638451
883929642212
883929653003

Other Authors:

Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008, author, screenwriter
Dullea, Keir, 1936- actor
Kubrick, Stanley, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Lockwood, Gary, 1937- actor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company
Sylvester, William, 1922-1995, actor
Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher
motion picture adaptation of (work): Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. Sentinel, 2001

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