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Space odyssey : Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece / Michael Benson

This account chronicles the production of 2001: A Space Odyssey, tracing the collaboration between its director and writer. It examines the development of innovative visual effects and the film's lasting influence on the science fiction genre.

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