Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) contains a famous match cut from a bone thrown by an ape to an orbiting spacecraft.

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Is it true that Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) contains a famous match cut from a bone thrown by an ape to an orbiting spacecraft?

Yes. A Wikipedia article on 2001: A Space Odyssey states that after Moonwatcher throws the bone into the air, the film cuts to an orbiting satellite, describing it as a famous match cut. No other retrieved item addresses the cut.

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2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

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2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey

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