Complex sentence: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science-fiction film written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick and co-written by Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel".
Split into simpler sentences: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science-fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel".