The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

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The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...

Date of release
1951-08-07
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (216)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction
Director
Alexander Mackendrick

Casting

  • Alec Guinness — Sidney Stratton
  • Joan Greenwood — Daphne Birnley
  • Cecil Parker — Alan Birnley
  • Michael Gough — Michael Corland
  • Ernest Thesiger — Sir John Kierlaw
  • Vida Hope — Bertha
  • Howard Marion-Crawford — Cranford
  • Miles Malleson — The Tailor
  • Henry Mollison — Hoskins
  • Patric Doonan — Frank
  • Duncan Lamont — Harry
  • Harold Goodwin — Wilkins

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