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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Countries
United Kingdom USA
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Year
1968
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Genre
Science Fiction
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- Journey beyond the Stars Working
- Space Odyssey Working
Introduction
‘The final sequences of 2001 are the most disturbing, for they are at once beautiful and overwhelming, vague and ambiguous, and suggestive of human impotence in the face of a higher authority.’
Robert Kolker, A Cinema of Loneliness, 2000
A year before the first moon landing, Stanley Kubrick envisioned an outer space where vast spacecraft revolve weightlessly to the strains of Johann Strauss’s Blue Danube waltz. 2001 revolutionised the depiction of the cosmos on film, at the same time – with the HAL-9000 computer that fatally malfunctions during a mission to Jupiter – sounding a warning about unbridled technological advance.
Beginning with primordial apes discovering tools and climaxing with astronaut David Bowman (Keir Dullea) travelling beyond the limits of the known universe, Kubrick’s film was an intellectual (and psychedelic) event in the late 1960s. A ‘match cut’ which quickly replaces a bone thrown upwards by an ape with a similarly shaped spaceship floating through space, thereby compressing millennia of human evolution, is justly celebrated.
A follow-up, 2010, was directed by Peter Hyams in 1984. For a rival to 2001’s dazzling lightshow finale, see Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Mission Commander David Bowman
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Astronaut Frank Poole
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Dr Heywood Floyd
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moonwatcher
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Smyslov
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Elena
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Halvorsen
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Michaels
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voice of HAL 9000
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mission controller
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spacewalker
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cast member
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cast member
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Poole's father
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cast member
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Aries stewardess
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stewardess
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stewardess
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cast member
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astronaut
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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cast member
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Floyd's daughter
Vivian Kubrick (uncredited)
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photographer
Burnell Tucker (uncredited)
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first technician
John Swindells (uncredited)
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second technician
John Clifford (uncredited)
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interviewer
Martin Amor (uncredited)
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Miller
Kevin Scott (uncredited)
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Russian scientist
Krystyna Marr (uncredited)
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BBC-12 announcer
Kenneth Kendall (uncredited)
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ape
Keith Denny (uncredited)
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cast member
Ann Boman (uncredited)
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cast member
Penny Pearl (uncredited)
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cast member
Julie Croft (uncredited)
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cast member
Sheraton Blount (uncredited)
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cast member
Penny Francis (uncredited)
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cast member
Kim Neill (uncredited)
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cast member
Ann Bomann (uncredited)
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cast member
Marcella Markham (uncredited)
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cast member
Jane Hayward (uncredited)
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cast member
Jane Pearl (uncredited)
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voice of Hal 9000 - replaced
Martin Balsam (uncredited)
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Credits
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Direction:
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This Film Was Directed by
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
Richard Jenkins (uncredited)
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3rd Assistant Director
Richard Hoult (uncredited)
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3rd Assistant Director
Robin Mcdonnell (uncredited)
Production:
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©
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a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents
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This Film Was Produced by
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Associate Producer
Victor Lyndon (uncredited)
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Unit/Production Manager
Eddie Frewin (uncredited)
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Production Manager
Clifton Brandon (uncredited)
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Production Manager
Robert Watts (uncredited)
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Production Co-ordinator
Merle Chamberlin (uncredited)
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Chief Accountant
Ron Phipps (uncredited)
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Assistant Accountant
Peter Lancaster (uncredited)
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Assistant Accountant
Arthur Porter (uncredited)
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Assistant Accountant
Brian Harris (uncredited)
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Accounts Inventory Clerk
Shrish Bhatt (uncredited)
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Post-production Production Manager
Ronnie Bear (uncredited)
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Secretary to Ronnie Bear
Betty Parry (uncredited)
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Production Assistant
Patrick Clayton (uncredited)
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Assistant to Mr Kubrick
Anthony Frewin (uncredited)
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Assistant to Mr Kubrick
Andrew Birkin (uncredited)
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Production Secretary
Iris Rose (uncredited)
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PA/Secretary to Mr Kubrick
Christine Mitchell (uncredited)
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PA/Secretary to Mr Kubrick (pre-production)
Vicky Ward (uncredited)
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PA/Secretary to Mr Lyndon
Daphne Paice (uncredited)
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Assistant to Mr Lyndon
Simon Bird (uncredited)
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Assistant to Christine Mitchell
Jill Hollamby (uncredited)
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Assistant to Christine Mitchell
Elizabeth Braby (uncredited)
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Secretary
Margaret Warrington (uncredited)
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Secretary
Monica Rogers (uncredited)
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Production Department Secretary
Monica Rogers (uncredited)
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Runner
Michael Murray (uncredited)
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Typist
Domeny Bernie (uncredited)
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Typist
Margaret Hattam (uncredited)
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Studio
Casting:
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Casting
James Liggat (uncredited)
Writing:
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Screenplay
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Screenplay
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Based on the short story by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Additional Photography
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Additional Photography
Michael Wilson (uncredited)
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Rostrum Cameraman
Dennis Hall (uncredited)
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Aerial Photography
Robert Gaffney (uncredited)
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Camera Operator
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Assistant Camera
Peter MacDonald (uncredited)
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Focus Puller
David Osborne (uncredited)
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Focus Puller
Bryan Loftus (uncredited)
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Clapper/Loader
John Campbell (uncredited)
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Clapper/Loader
Graeme Scaife (uncredited)
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Clapper/Loader
Terry Pearce (uncredited)
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Camera Maintenance
Norman Godden (uncredited)
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2nd Camera Assistant
Cedric James (uncredited)
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Chief Gaffer
Bill Jeffery (uncredited)
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Assistant Gaffer
George 'Geordie' Walker (uncredited)
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Electrician
Jed Murphy (uncredited)
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Grip
Don Budge (uncredited)
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Grip
David Cadwallader (uncredited)
Stills:
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Unit Stills Photographer
John Jay (uncredited)
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Stills - MGM
Ken Bray (uncredited)
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Stills Filing Clerk
Keith Hamshere (uncredited)
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Stills Technician
John Barnett (uncredited)
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Special Effects Stills Printer
Graham Hooper (uncredited)
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Special Effects Stills Printer
Dan Mcgowen (uncredited)
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Dark Room Assistant
John Locke (uncredited)
Special Effects:
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Additional Matte Cinematography
Richard Yuricich (uncredited)
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Matte Camera Printer
Ron Wooster (uncredited)
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Matte Camera Printer
Jim Budd (uncredited)
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Matte Camera Printer
Jack Spooner (uncredited)
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Special Photographic FX Designed/Directed by
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Special Effects (Supervisor)
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Special Effects (Supervisor)
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Special Effects (Supervisor)
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Special Effects (Supervisor)
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Special Effects (Supervisor)
Wally Gentleman (uncredited)
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Special Effects (Additional Supervisor)
Les Bowie (uncredited)
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Special Effects (Additional Supervisor)
Charles Staffell (uncredited)
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Blob Supervisor
Clive Shepherd (uncredited)
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Special Photographic Effects Unit
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Special Photographic Effects Unit
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Special Photographic Effects Unit
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Special Photographic Effects Unit
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Special Photographic Effects Unit
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Special Photographic Effects Unit
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Special Effects Unit
John Dykstra (uncredited)
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Front Projection Supervisor
Tom Howard (uncredited)
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Special Effects Technician
Ron Ballanger (uncredited)
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Special Effects Co-ordinator
George Pollock (uncredited)
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Special Effects Co-ordinator
Colin Brewer (uncredited)
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Special Effects Dept Secretary
Valerie Kent (uncredited)
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Special Effects Dept Secretary
Delia Tindall (uncredited)
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Special Effects Special Art
Roger Dicken (uncredited)
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Special Effects Special Models
Douglas Potts (uncredited)
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Special Effects Engineer
Ted Creed (uncredited)
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Special Effects Assistant
Bob Cuff (uncredited)
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Special Effects Assistant
Brian Johnson (uncredited)
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Special Effects Assistant
Joy Seddon (uncredited)
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Special Effects Assistant
Hilary Ann Pickburn (uncredited)
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Special Effects Floor Camera Dept
Bernard Ford (uncredited)
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Special Effects Floor Camera Dept
Brian Bennett (uncredited)
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Special Effects Floor Camera Dept
Peter Hannan (uncredited)
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Special Effects Floor Camera Dept
Terry Pearce (uncredited)
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Special Effects Floor Camera Dept
Bob Rickerd (uncredited)
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Special Effects Floor Camera Dept
Martin Body (uncredited)
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Airbrush Artist
William Davis (uncredited)
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Airbrush Artist
Trevor Lawrence (uncredited)
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Airbrush Artist
Alf Levy (uncredited)
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Special Effects Runner
Toni Traynor (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Brian Willsher (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
David Watkins (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
John Gant (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Herbert Bailey (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Peter Biggs (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Ann Griffiths (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
John Horton (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
William Plampton (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Hapugoda Premaratne (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Dennis Smith (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Gary Sinclair (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Caird Green (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Jenny Foster (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Paul Haywood (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Sarah Katz (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Catherine Philby (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Hilary Randall (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
James Wilkins (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Fran Guye (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Bob Nadkarni (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
David Peterson (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Livia Rolandini (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
James Simpson (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
David Temple (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Roger Turner (uncredited)
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Blob Artist
Nigel Waller (uncredited)
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Miniatures Cameraman
John Mackey (uncredited)
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Miniatures Assistant
Phil Stokes (uncredited)
Animation:
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Technical Animation Specialist
Jimmy Dickson (uncredited)
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Animation Stand
Edward Gerald (uncredited)
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Animation Stand
Martin Goldsmith (uncredited)
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Animation Stand
Jasjeet Singh (uncredited)
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Animation Stand
Zoran Perisic (uncredited)
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Animation Artist
Bruce Logan (uncredited)
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Animation Artist
Roy Naisbitt (uncredited)
Editing:
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Film Editor
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Editorial Assistant
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Editing Assistant
Robert Mullen (uncredited)
Design:
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Production Designed by
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Production Designed by
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Production Designed by
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Art Director
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Art Department Assistant
Penny Struthers (uncredited)
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Location Surveying
Jack Stephens (uncredited)
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Set Dresser
Robert Cartwright (uncredited)
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Set Dresser
Jack Holden (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
John Graysmark (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Alan Tomkins (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
John Siddall (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Tony Reading (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Frank Willson (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Peter Childs (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Wallis Smith (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Martin Atkinson (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Brian Ackland-Snow (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
Alan Fraiser (uncredited)
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Draughtsman
John Fenner (uncredited)
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Engineering Draughtsman
R. Burton (uncredited)
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Engineering Draughtsman
P. Jarratt (uncredited)
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Scientific Design Specialist
Roy Carnon (uncredited)
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Technical Illustrator
John Rose (uncredited)
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Technical Illustrator
John Young (uncredited)
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Sketch Artist
Anthony Pratt (uncredited)
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Art Department Secretary
Theresa Kendall (uncredited)
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Art Department Typist
Anna Garrett (uncredited)
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Production Buyer
Bill Isaacs (uncredited)
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Stand-by Props
Tommy Ibbetson (uncredited)
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Stand-by Props
Roy Cannon (uncredited)
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Stand-by Props
Phil Lanning (uncredited)
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Property Master - MGM
Frank Bruton (uncredited)
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Construction Manager
Richard Frift (uncredited)
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TMA-1 Construction Manager - Moon
Gus Walker (uncredited)
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Construction Engineer
Les Hillman (uncredited)
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Construction Engineer
G. Payne (uncredited)
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Stand-by Carpenter
Reg Carter (uncredited)
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Stand-by Stagehand
James Holmes (uncredited)
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Stand-by Painter
Christopher Burke (uncredited)
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Stand-by Plasterer
Henry Gomez (uncredited)
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Plasterer's Labourer
Stan Ogden (uncredited)
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Stagehand Carpenter
Malcolm Legge (uncredited)
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Master Plasterer - MGM
Wally Bull (uncredited)
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Drapes - MGM
Jumbo Miall (uncredited)
Costumes:
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Wardrobe
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Wardrobe Master
John Wilson-Apperson (uncredited)
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Assistant Wardrobe Master
David Baker (uncredited)
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Wardrobe Supervisor
Eileen Sullivan (uncredited)
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Wardrobe Supervisor
Mary Gibson (uncredited)
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Wardrobe Assistant
Duncan McPhee (uncredited)
Make-up:
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Make-up
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Make-up Supervisor
Charles Parker (uncredited)
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Make-up
Kay Freeborn (uncredited)
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Make-up
Graham Freeborn (uncredited)
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Make-up
Colin Arthur (uncredited)
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Make-up Assistant
Muriel Rickaby (uncredited)
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Make-up Assistant
Kathleen Freeborn (uncredited)
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Make-up Assistant
Richard Mills (uncredited)
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Make-up Assistant
Hugh Richards (uncredited)
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Chief Hairdresser
Carol Beckett (uncredited)
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Chief Hairdresser
Alice Holmes (uncredited)
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Assistant Hairdresser
Daphne Vollmer (uncredited)
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Assistant Hairdresser
Mibs Parker (uncredited)
Film processing:
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Colour Timer
Harry V. Jones (uncredited)
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Optical Special Projects
Malcolm Kafetz (uncredited)
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[Filmed] in
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Filmed in
Music:
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Music
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Music
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Music
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Music
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Original Score - Replaced
Alex North (uncredited)
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2nd Original Score - Replaced
Frank Cordell (uncredited)
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Music Editor
Frank J. Urioste (uncredited)
Choreography:
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'Dawn of Man' Choreography
Daniel Richter (uncredited)
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'Dawn of Man' Choreography
Adrian Haggard (uncredited)
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'Dawn of Man' Choreography
Roy Simpson (uncredited)
Sound:
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Sound Supervisor
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Sound Mixer
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Recorder
Robin Gregory (uncredited)
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Sound Camera Operator
Michael Hickey (uncredited)
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Sound Maintenance
Neil Stevenson (uncredited)
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Boom Operator
Bill Cook (uncredited)
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Boom Operator
Don Wortham (uncredited)
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Sound Maintenance
Tom Welford (uncredited)
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Chief Dubbing Mixer
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Sound Editor
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Assistant Dubbing Editor
Ernie Grimsdale (uncredited)
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Negative Cutter
Alice Yendell (uncredited)
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Foley Artist
Beryl Mortimer (uncredited)
Stunts:
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Spacewalk Wire Work
Eugene's Flying Ballet (uncredited)
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Stand-in
John Francis (uncredited)
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Stand-in
Eddie Milburn (uncredited)
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Stand-in
Gerry Judge (uncredited)
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Stand-in
Brian Chutter (uncredited)
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Stand-in
Tom Sheppard (uncredited)
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Stand-in
Robin Dawson-Whisker (uncredited)
Consultant:
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Scientific Consultant
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Astronautics Adviser
Frederick I. Ordway III (uncredited)
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Astronautics Adviser
Harry Lange (uncredited)
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Astronautics Adviser
Richard Mckenna (uncredited)
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Technical Adviser
Ormond G. Mitchell (uncredited)
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Unit Car Driver/Driver to Mr Kubrick
Michael Connor (uncredited)
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Unit Car Driver
Ron Coldham (uncredited)
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Unit Car Driver
Terry Brown (uncredited)
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Technicolor Contact
Stewart Brown (uncredited)
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Technicolor Contact
Doug Haig (uncredited)
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Laboratory Assistant
Colin Arthur (uncredited)
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Print Librarian
Michael Round (uncredited)
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Chief Projectionist - MGM
Bert Batt (uncredited)
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Power House - MGM
George Dunn (uncredited)
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Engineering Shop - MGM
George Merritt (uncredited)
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Catering - MGM
Sam Nolan (uncredited)
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Additional Transport
Mac's Minicabs (uncredited)
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Additional Transport
Elite Car Hire (uncredited)
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Freight Agency
Ashton Mitchell & Howlett (uncredited)
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Freight Agency
Barnett International Forwarders New York (uncredited)
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Leopard Trainer
Terry Duggan (uncredited)
Publicity:
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Publicity Supervisor
Dan S. Terrell (uncredited)
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MGM Publicity
Benn Reyes (uncredited)
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Unit Publicist
Edna Tromans (uncredited)
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American Publicity Representative
Roger Caras (uncredited)
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Secretary to Roger Caras
Elaine Simms (uncredited)
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Publicity Artist
Robert McCall (uncredited)
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Publicity/Art Department Liaison
Ivor Powell (uncredited)
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Publicity Secretary
Hilary Messenger (uncredited)
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Exploitation Designer
Christiane Kubrick (uncredited)
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Stanley Kubrick's Chauffeur
Jim Warner (uncredited)
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