this film be one of the great of all time . hurt and hopkins be excellent and the great wendy hillier and john geilgud put in superb turn . the script be at once energetic and emotional and perfectly pace . lynch direction be also awesome . why do this film not win best picture . it be a trillion time well than ordinary people . well do to mel brook for produce such a beautiful film and have faith in the then relatively unheard of david lynch . to me this be a crown point in the career of of brook and lynch and hurt and hopkins and hillier and geilgud and bancroft . a pure unadulterated masterpiece brilliant .