The Bespoke Overcoat (1955)
A humble clerk yearns for an overcoat, but his employer's refusal and his subsequent death lead him to return as a ghost, determined to claim the garment with the help of a tailor friend.
- Date of release
- 1955-11-01
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 37m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Director
- Jack Clayton
Casting
- David Kossoff — Morry
- Alfie Bass — Fender
- Alan Tilvern — Mr. Ranting
- Alf Dean — Gravedigger
- Howard Goorney — Rabbi
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Overcoat
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
The Bespoke Overcoat is a 1956 British black and white short film directed by Jack Clayton and starring Alfie Bass and David Kossoff. It was written by Wolf Mankowitz based on his 1953 play of the same name, adaptated from Nikolai Gogol's short story The Overcoat, with the action moved from Russia to the East End of London.
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