2001: A Space Odyssey
“An epic drama of adventure and exploration.”
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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Part of The Space Odyssey Series
2 films
Cast
62 people
Keir Dullea
Dr. David Bowman
Known for
Black Christmas
The Accidental Husband
Gary Lockwood
Dr. Frank Poole
Known for
Model Shop
Firecreek
William Sylvester
Dr. Heywood Floyd
Known for
Gorgo
Devil Doll
Douglas Rain
HAL 9000 (voice)
Known for
Sleeper
Daniel Richter
Moonwatcher
Also in
The Revolutionary
Leonard Rossiter
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Known for
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Barry Lyndon
Margaret Tyzack
Elena
Known for
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Match Point
Robert Beatty
Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Where Eagles Dare
Sean Sullivan
Dr. Roy Michaels
Known for
The Dead Zone
Atlantic City
Frank W. Miller
Mission Controller (voice)
No other roles listed
Bill Weston
Astronaut
Known for
Enduring Love
Ed Bishop
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
Known for
UFO
Doppelgänger
Stanley Kubrick Director · Arthur C. Clarke Screenplay Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $72M · Budget $12M · United States release April 10, 1968
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$71,923,560
Gross vs. budget
6.0×
Production
Stanley Kubrick Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Journey Beyond the Stars · How the Solar System Was Won
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1968
Premiere
United States · April 10, 1968
Theatrical
United States
January 1, 1974 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 5, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
May 18, 2018 · Theatrical · 70mm re-release
August 24, 2018 · Theatrical · IMAX version
September 5, 2026 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
Argentina
April 18, 1968 · Theatrical
October 11, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
May 1, 1968 · Premiere · Sydney
May 2, 1968 · Theatrical
September 10, 1981 · Theatrical · Re-release
Austria
August 23, 2001 · Physical
Belgium
September 5, 1968 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 4, 1968 · Theatrical
Canada
April 9, 1968 · Theatrical
China
April 22, 2016 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
September 5, 2026 · Premiere · Aranya Waves Film Festival
Colombia
May 29, 1969 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 4, 1969 · Theatrical
September 27, 2018 · Theatrical · IMAX version
Finland
September 20, 1968 · Theatrical
May 5, 1978 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
September 27, 1968 · Theatrical
July 28, 1978 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
December 12, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 12, 2018 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
November 7, 2018 · Physical · 4K UHD
April 25, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
June 4, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Présenté et suivi d'une analyse par Fabrice Calzettoni, Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
June 28, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
July 13, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
July 18, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
Georgia
September 20, 2019 · Premiere · Stanley Kubrick Marathon
Germany
September 10, 1968 · Theatrical · West Germany
April 21, 1978 · Theatrical · West Germany, Re-release
February 18, 2001 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
December 11, 1968 · Theatrical
August 23, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 1, 1969 · Theatrical
January 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 22, 1979 · Theatrical
December 18, 2001 · Physical · DVD
March 12, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
Iceland
October 14, 1972 · Theatrical
India
October 4, 2017 · Theatrical
Iran
October 24, 1968 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 26, 1968 · Theatrical
November 28, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
Israel
May 24, 1969 · Theatrical
Italy
July 10, 1968 · Premiere · Trieste Sci-fi Film Festival
December 12, 1968 · Theatrical
March 5, 1974 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 16, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Japan
April 11, 1968 · Theatrical
October 21, 1978 · Theatrical · Re-release
Lithuania
March 3, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release
Macao SAR China
December 12, 2017 · Premiere · International Film Festival & Awards Macao
Mexico
October 31, 1968 · Theatrical
August 6, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
October 3, 1968 · Theatrical
January 18, 2004 · TV · Yorin
December 14, 2004 · Physical · DVD
November 18, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 31, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
New Zealand
March 21, 1969 · Theatrical
Norway
February 28, 1969 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1974 · Theatrical
November 14, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
October 1, 1968 · Theatrical
November 21, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
Russia
July 7, 1969 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival (exact date unknown)
Russia
January 29, 2016 · Premiere
August 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 11, 1971 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
September 27, 2018 · Theatrical · IMAX version
Slovakia
September 18, 2014 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 11, 1968 · Premiere · Johannesburg
South Korea
September 14, 2008 · Premiere · Chungmuro International Film Festival
April 26, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Spain
October 17, 1968 · Theatrical
August 26, 1974 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
August 27, 1968 · Theatrical
September 19, 2001 · Physical · DVD
December 21, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 5, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
September 11, 1968 · Theatrical · German
May 23, 2001 · Theatrical · French · Re-release
Taiwan
June 22, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
Türkiye
November 19, 1973 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 17, 2018 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
October 28, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Kyiv Critics' Week
United Kingdom
May 10, 1968 · Premiere · London
May 12, 1968 · Theatrical
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 3, 2008 · Physical
Uruguay
July 16, 1969 · Theatrical
Vietnam
April 2, 1968 · Theatrical
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