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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey
I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
—HAL 9000
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Title Designer: uncredited

Music: "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss

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Title sequence

  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    1960s, copyright line, main title, modernist, motion control, optical, single take, typographic
2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Film Director

    Stanley Kubrick
  • Release Date

    April 3, 1968
  • Aspect Ratio

    2:20.1
  • Studio

    MGM
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

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