Product Information
A classic Ealing comedy about a scientist in a textile mill who invents a wonder fabric that won't stain, tear or wear out. The scientist becomes a target when a worried clothes company feel threatened. It nearly causes an industry-wide panic.Product Identifiers
EAN7321900381253
eBay Product ID (ePID)30588102
Product Key Features
ActorAlec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Joan Greenwood, George Benson, Ernest Thesiger, Michael Gough
Film/TV TitleThe Man in the White Suit
DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
LanguageEnglish
Run Time81 Mins
Release Year2004
FeaturesBlack & White, Trailer
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificateU
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Additional InformationBased on the play by Roger MacDougall, Alexander Mackendrick's THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT is the director's second film, a winning comedy about the battles between labour, capitalists, and scientific dreamers. Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) works quietly at the textile mill of Michael Corland (Michael Gough) amid the wonderful gurgle, fizz and plop of his equipment, until his mysterious, costly lab experiments are discovered. Fired by Corland, Stratton takes a menial job at Alan Birnley's (Cecil Parker) mill in order to continue his work on the sly. When Daphne (Joan Greenwood), Corland's fiancee and Birnley's daughter, discovers his secret, she threatens to expose Stratton. The desperate scientist reveals to Daphne that he has invented an indestructible cloth that never gets dirty and never wears out! Close to realising his vision, Stratton celebrates by having a suit made of the fabric, and because it repels dye it is a brilliant gleaming white. When the unions and management find out, fearing for the future of their industry, the chase is on to keep Stratton quiet, one way or another. But there's flaw in his fabric formula...
ReviewsEmpire - ...Some of the loveliest images in British Cinema...
ScreenwriterRoger MacDougall, John Dighton
Sound sourceMono
Movie/TV TitleThe Man In The White Suit
Director of PhotographyDouglas Slocombe