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 . The sequel 2010 was released in 1984 , directed by Peter Hyams . In 1991 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . 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 .