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The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

Comedy • 1951 • 1 hr 25 min
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6.9
IMDb
7.2

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...

Starring

Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger

Directed By

Alexander Mackendrick

Written By

Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick

Genre

ComedyScience Fiction

Release Date

August 7, 1951

User Reviews

Brian A
Brian A
This cheeky little fable does some nice puncturing of capitalist mythology, And it is some fun Alec Guinness comic work, too.
Oscar Ryley
Oscar Ryley
Excellent Ealing comedy with a thought provoking moral message. The rights of the workers over the betterment of humanity is interesting.
Alan John Gerstle
Alan John Gerstle
A very British comedy about an inventor of fabric that needs no care. The end of capitalism has government frantic!
Dan
Dan
This funny film, with deeper subtext about capitalism as a whole, provides a good time both as a light hearted comedy and clever thinkpiece
Megonia
Megonia
This is very interesting and I really enjoyed Alec Guiness' performance.
Brandon O’Dell
Brandon O’Dell
Alec Guinness did so much more prior to Star Wars fame. See him be hilarious in this film about a new kind of fabric that is indestructible.
Phill upNorth
Phill upNorth
A glorious slice of post war politics, scientific progress and high farce. Loved it.
Simon Speed
Simon Speed
A 1951 SciFi comedy ought to be as dated as they come. Instead it's more hilariously relevant than ever.
Liam
Liam
A good drama of how a technical jumps forward can cause havoc in industry. Complete with relentless sound of change.
Laurynas
Laurynas
Great view about capitalism

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Ratings
2 (2%)
14 (17%)
40 (49%)
23 (28%)
6.9 – Based on 81 ratings
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Official Trailer restored in 4K
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Howard Rodman on THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT
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THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT - Rialto Pictures Trailer

Cast & Crew

Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander
Mackendrick
Alec Guinness
Alec
Guinness
Joan Greenwood
Joan
Greenwood
Cecil Parker
Cecil
Parker
Michael Gough
Michael
Gough
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest
Thesiger
Vida Hope
Vida
Hope
Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard
Marion-Crawford
Miles Malleson
Miles
Malleson
Henry Mollison
Henry
Mollison
Patric Doonan
Patric
Doonan
Roger MacDougall
Roger
MacDougall
John Dighton
John
Dighton
Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander
Mackendrick

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