If the pitch for Alien was ‘Jaws in space’ then 2001 would be more like ‘Dante’s The Divine Comedy in space’.

2001, A SPACE ODYSSEY

Stanley Kubrick

1968

Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain, Daniel Richter

Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke; inspired by the short story The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke

Title: 2001, A SPACE ODYSSEY

Year: 1968

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain, Daniel Richter

Writing: Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke; inspired by the short story The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke

Genre tags: SCI-FI