Claim: 2001: A Space Odyssey was only edited using unofficial studio companies.
Evidence: 2001 : A Space Odyssey was financed and distributed by American studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , but it was filmed and edited almost entirely in England using the studio facilities of the MGM-British Studios and those of Shepperton Studios , mostly because of the availability of much larger sound stages than in the United States.
MGM-British was a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -LRB- MGM -RRB- initially established at Denham Film Studios in 1936 , but was in limbo during the war.
Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton , Surrey , England with a history dating back to 1931.