Science fiction film
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Science fiction film refers to the application of science fiction themes into a film genre. As such, it uses speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstrea
Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang was one of the first feature-length science fiction films. It was produced at Studio Babelsberg, Germany. (Image shows a scene from the film)
Poster for the 1954 Japanese monster film Godzilla
Characters Gort (left) and Klaatu (right) from the 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still
Characters C-3PO (left) and R2-D2 (right) from the Star Wars franchise
2001: A Space Odyssey
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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke. Its plot was inspired by several short stories op
Science fiction film
…notably Things to Come (1936), but from the 1930s to the 1950s the genre consisted mainly of low-budget B movies. After Stanley Kubrick's landmark 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), the science fiction film genre was taken more seriously. In the late 1970s, big-budget science fiction films filled with special effects became…
Arthur C. Clarke in 1965, photographed in the Discovery's pod bay
Modern replica of the Discovery One spaceship model
The "centrifuge" set used for filming scenes depicting interior of the spaceship Discovery
Zero-gravity effect