2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968)

When Stanley Kubrick recruited Arthur C. Clarke to collaborate on "the proverbial intelligent science fiction film," it's a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience. A daring experiment in unconventional narrative inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel," 2001 is a visual tone poem (barely 40 minutes of dialogue in a 139-minute film) that charts a phenomenal history of human evolution. From the dawn-of-man discovery of crude but deadly tools in the film's opening sequence to the journey of the spaceship Discovery and metaphysical birth of the "star child" at film's end, Kubrick's vision is meticulous and precise.

Actors: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter

Directors: Stanley Kubrick Writers: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke Producers: Stanley Kubrick, Victor Lyndon Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC

Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Rated: G (General Audience) Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: June 12, 2001 Run Time: 141 minutes