2010 is a movie directed by Peter Hyams in 1984 and based on the book 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1982. The movie features Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Elya Baskin, Keir Dullea, and others.
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It is nine years after the mysterious failure of the Discovery One mission to Jupiter in 2001, which resulted in the deaths of four astronauts and the disappearance of David Bowman. While an international dispute causes tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, both nations prepare space missions to determine what happened to the Discovery.
Movie vs Book
Year
1984
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
2010
Original title: 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Director: Peter Hyams
Country: USA
Year: 1984
Length: 1h56m
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Year
1982
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.84
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Book
2010: Odyssey Two
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Country: USA
First published in: 1982
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Space Odyssey
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