2001: A Space Odyssey was edited almost entirely in England in 2006.
2001 : A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science-fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick . 2001 : A Space Odyssey initially received mixed reactions from critics and audiences , but it garnered a cult following and slowly became the highest-grossing North American film of 1968 . The critics ' polls in the 2002 and 2012 editions of Sight & Sound magazine ranked 2001 : A Space Odyssey sixth in the top ten films of all time ; it also tied for second place in the directors ' poll of the same magazine .