http://bit.ly/pa91oH When the world is ruled by apes, one particular certain group discovers a mysterious rectangular monolith in the vicinity of their property, which imparts upon them the understanding of device use, and permits them to evolve into guys. A related monolith is discovered on the moon, and is decided to have occur from an region in the vicinity of Jupiter. Astronaut David Bowman, together with four companions, sets off for Jupiter on a spaceship managed by HAL 9000, a groundbreaking personal computer program that is every bit mankind's equal, and perhaps his superior. When HAL endangers the crew's lives for the sake of the mission, Bowman will have to 1st prevail over the personal computer, then journey to the birthplace of the monolith. Authored by rmlohner [IMDB.COM] Release: six April 1968 Working Time: 141 min Awards: Won Oscar. Yet another ten wins & 6 nominations AFI Recognition: one hundred YEARS100 Films 22 100 YEARS100 THRILLS forty one hundred YEARS100 HEROES & VILLAINS 13 100 YEARS100 Movie Rates 78 100 YEARS100 CHEERS 47 one hundred YEARS100 Motion pictures 10TH ANNIVERSARY Edition fifteen Producer: Stanley Kubrick Director: Stanley Kubrick Author: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke Cast: Keir Dullea (David Bowman), Gary Lockwood (Frank Poole), William Sylvester (Dr. Heywood Floyd), Daniel, Richter (Moonwatcher), Leonard Rossiter (Smyslov) Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi Domestic Total Gross: million [AFI.COM][IMDB.COM] [BOXOFFICEMOJO.COM]