2001: A Space Odyssey

With this monument of twentieth-century art, Stanley Kubrick fused pop cinema and avant-garde abstraction as never before, resulting in the most influential science-fiction film ever made and a blockbuster of unprecedented philosophical and spiritual depth. Inspired by the futurist writings of Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey journeys from the dawn of man to the space age, as two astronauts on a mission to Jupiter discover realms beyond human understanding, along the way awakening to the horror that their ship’s sentient supercomputer, HAL 9000, has turned against them. Both a marvel of technological realism and an otherworldly cosmic ballet composed in images of enigmatic, oneiric power, this consciousness-bending voyage into the unknown continues to inspire awed terror and infinite wonder.

United Kingdom, United States
1968
149 minutes
Color
2.20:1
English

Special Features

4K digital restoration, with original theatrical 70 mm 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio and original theatrical 35 mm uncompressed monaural soundtracks
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
Two audio commentaries, one featuring actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, the other author Michael Benson (Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece)
Five archival documentaries: A Look Behind the Future (1968); “2001”: The Making of a Myth (2001); Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of “2001” (2007); Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of “2001” (2007); and FX and Early Conceptual Artwork (2007)
“A Primer for 2001: A Space Odyssey” (1971), an episode of the television program Camera Three hosted by Dullea
Universe (1960), a documentary by Roman Kroitor and Colin Low, narrated by Douglas Rain, later the voice of HAL 9000
New program about Graphic Films, including rare footage from To the Moon and Beyond (1964), which convinced Kubrick to hire its team for 2001
Rare slit-scan films by John Whitney Sr. and his son that inspired 2001’s special effects
Archival interview with special-effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull
Trailers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Available In

Collector's Set

The Complete Kubrick

4K UHD+Blu-ray Combo Box Set

30 Discs

$479.96

Special Features

4K digital restoration, with original theatrical 70 mm 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio and original theatrical 35 mm uncompressed monaural soundtracks
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
Two audio commentaries, one featuring actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, the other author Michael Benson (Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece)
Five archival documentaries: A Look Behind the Future (1968); “2001”: The Making of a Myth (2001); Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of “2001” (2007); Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of “2001” (2007); and FX and Early Conceptual Artwork (2007)
“A Primer for 2001: A Space Odyssey” (1971), an episode of the television program Camera Three hosted by Dullea
Universe (1960), a documentary by Roman Kroitor and Colin Low, narrated by Douglas Rain, later the voice of HAL 9000
New program about Graphic Films, including rare footage from To the Moon and Beyond (1964), which convinced Kubrick to hire its team for 2001
Rare slit-scan films by John Whitney Sr. and his son that inspired 2001’s special effects
Archival interview with special-effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull
Trailers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing