i have have this movie on tape for year and start watch it again this morning ( while wait for my laundry how ironic . ) mostly because i want to hear benjamin frankel title music again . i end up sit through about the first half hour and entrance by how wonderfully assure the direction and writing and and performance be . the movie be like a who who of 50 british character star represent cecil parker and michael gough and mile malleson and duncan lamont and and particularly ernest thesiger and great a the dessicated old giant of the textile mill . not to mention alec guinness and joan greenwood and not character player a such but charm and charismatic lead . this be science fiction in it pure form and droll comedy a well . an all time classic and and i hope no one ever try to remake it .