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2001: A Space Odyssey: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: AFI Catalog - 2001: A Space Odyssey. Oct 20, 2026
Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - 2001: A Space Odyssey. May 22, 2026
Note on the relationship between the movie and Clarke's novel added. Mar 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Senses of Cinema - Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: An Existential Odyssey. Nov 08, 2025
Add new Web site: CBR - After 57 Years, This Iconic Sci-Fi Movie Still Has the Best Opening Scene of All Time. Aug 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Museum of the Moving Image - Kubrick's Space Odyssey. Jan 14, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Witness History - 2001 A Space Odyssey. Oct 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - 2001: A Space Odyssey. Jul 31, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Inside the odyssey: taking a closer look at Stanley Kubrick's 2001. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - The Making of �2001: A Space Odyssey� Was as Far Out as the Movie. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: AFI Catalog - 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mar 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - 2001 Space Odyssey. Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - 2001: A space odyssey. Nov 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Filmsite - "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). Aug 22, 2022
Add new Web site: AllMovie - 2001: A Space Odyssey. Apr 06, 2018
Added photographs. May 07, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Sep 27, 2012
New article added. Sep 02, 2010
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