2001 A Space Odyssey (Blu-ray)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Starring: Keir Dullea, William Sylvester, Gary Lockwood, Leonard Rossiter, Robert Beatty, Margaret Tyzack, Frank Miller, Daniel Richter, Douglas Rain, Sean Sullivan, Frank Miller
Contributors: Stanley Kubrick, Derek Cracknell, Arthur C. Clarke, Geoffrey Unsworth
Studio: Warner Bros. Home Ent.
Genre: Feature Films
Main Language: English, French, Castilian Spanish, German, Italian, (See full list) Latin Spanish (See less)
Subtitles: English, Dutch, Castilian Spanish, French, German, (See full list) Italian, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Complex Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, Latin Spanish, Swedish, Finnish (See less)
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 3 Mar 2008
Originally Issued: 1968
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Run Time: 139 minutes

Description

Sci-fi epic directed by Stanley Kubrick. At the dawn of mankind, a tribe of ape-like beings are visited on Earth by a large black monolith. Thousands of years later, in the year 2001, scientist Dr Heywood Floyd (William Sylvester) discovers a similar black monolith on the moon, which then emits a signal aimed at the planet Jupiter.

A year later, astronauts Dr David Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Dr Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) are en route to Jupiter to investigate the signal's destination and purpose. However, their mission comes under threat when their ship's sentient computer, HAL (voice of Douglas Rain), seemingly develops a malfunction.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Audio interview - 1966 Stanley Kubrick conducted by Jeremy Bernstein
• Commentary: Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood
• Other Documentary: '2001: The Making of a Myth'; '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!'