2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Framed

This original 1968 UK MGM colour Front of House Card shows astronauts Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) aboard the spacecraft Discovery One, under the ever-watchful eye of the HAL 9000 computer. It captures the film’s most gripping thread, the quiet battle of wits between man and machine, and was made to be displayed in British cinema foyers during the film’s original release.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick and written with Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey arrived the year before the Moon landing and changed science fiction forever. Its groundbreaking visual effects won Kubrick the only Academy Award of his career, and its vision of space travel, its use of classical music and the calm, unsettling voice of HAL still influence filmmakers more than half a century later.

Framed with UV glass.

• Year: 1968
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• Type: Front-of-House Card
• Size: 8 x 10
• Product Code: W3870