If there was to be a remake of this, I wonder if The Decemberists would do the score...
Fantastic film...after seeing this on TCM, I've decided that I'm going to have to start a search for the unfortunately OOP Criterion DVD.
Very entertaining early film from director John Schlesinger with great characters and authentic performances. Smartly-written with superbly subtle black and white imagery - the realistically poignant ending is particularly memorable.