Cinematic background from 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 - 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.

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

Adventure, Sci-Fi

Directors:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
Official poster of 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 directed by Stanley Kubrick
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a red suit is holding a box; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a helmet is hanging from a ladder; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people sitting in a room with a man standing at a podium in front; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person standing in a room with red lights; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of a space ship in the night sky; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of an image of the sun and the earth; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a space suit standing in a room; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A room that has a lot of lights in it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a space suit is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A red suit is on a table next to a laptop; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person wearing a red suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man wearing a helmet with a cigarette in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of a man standing in the middle of a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person in a spacesuit jumping in the air; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person in a spacesuit in a room with red lights; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people standing in a room with lights on them; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man sitting in a chair holding a piece of food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A view of a desert landscape with rocks and a sky background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a red space suit is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a spacesuit holding a video camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A room with a table and chairs in it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An astronaut in a yellow space suit falling from a space ship; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people in spacesuits standing on the side of the moon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A living room filled with furniture next to a wall with paintings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a white suit is standing in a circular staircase; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person wearing a space suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a red suit is standing in front of a computer screen; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of a person in a room with chairs; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a space suit walking through a tunnel; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A train is shown in the middle of the night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a red space suit is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of an image of the sun and the earth from outer space; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of an image of the moon taken from the surface of the earth; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a spacesuit standing next to a space ship; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people in space suits are eating bananas; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person in a space suit is sitting on a space ship; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A bedroom with a bed , dresser , and chair in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person in a spacesuit taking a picture; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – Two men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of a space ship in the night sky; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of a spaceship in the night sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – Two men and a woman shaking hands in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of red chairs in a room with white walls; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A view of the moon at night from a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a red space suit and a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man sitting in a chair in front of a painting; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A woman walking down the aisle of an airplane; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person with a police uniform on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A view of a space station from the cockpit; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man standing in a room holding a cell phone; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man's face in a television screen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a spacesuit hanging upside down from a parachute; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person is sitting at a desk in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man standing on a stair case holding a laptop; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – The sun is setting behind a crescent moon in the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a space suit standing in a room; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – The sun is setting in the sky with a crescent moon in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – Two men are looking at each other in a spaceship; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man sitting in front of a large window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man sitting on a couch in front of a woman; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – Looking down at a room with red lighting and a door; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of a space station in the space; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person in a space suit in a red room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A view of a star wars millennium falcon from above; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man with white hair wearing a black robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A view from the top of a ship's bridge of the controls; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man's face with a light shining on his face; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A room filled with a lot of electronics and equipment; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people in spacesuits standing in the dirt; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a space suit is sitting at a desk; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – The sun is setting over the ocean on a hazy day; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An image of an image of the moon in the night sky; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man laying on a bed in a room with a painting on the wall behind him; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – Looking down at a room that has red lighting; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A computer monitor with a television on it's side; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A view of a room that looks like a space station; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people in spacesuits standing in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A room with a round mirror in the center of the room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a brown suit is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man sitting in front of a tv eating food; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people standing around a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man walking down the stairs of a building; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A person with green eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – View of the surface of the moon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a spacesuit standing in a room; Wide shot, High angle