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2001: A Space Odyssey, the epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 film by Stanley Kubrick
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Stanley Kubrick
American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)
Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker and photographer. A major figure of post-war film industry, Kubrick is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. His films were nearly all adaptations of novels or short stories,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.)
United States historic place
The Uptown Theater, known as The Uptown, was a single-screen movie theater in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Opened in 1936, it hosted the world premieres of such movies as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Jurassic Park. It closed in March 2020.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)