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KomedyaTaon1952Tagal1h 25mIMDb7.2

The Man in the White Suit

KomedyaDramaSci-Fi

An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.

Panoorin Ngayon

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Cast

Alexander Mackendrick

Director

Alec Guinness

Sidney Stratton

Joan Greenwood

Daphne Birnley

Cecil Parker

Alan Birnley

Michael Gough

Michael Corland

Ernest Thesiger

Sir John Kierlaw

Howard Marion-Crawford

Cranford

Henry Mollison

Hoskins

Vida Hope

Bertha

Patric Doonan

Frank

Duncan Lamont

Harry

Harold Goodwin

Wilkins

Colin Gordon

Hill

JH

Joan Harben

Miss Johnson

AH

Arthur Howard

Roberts

Roddy Hughes

Green

SL

Stuart Latham

Harrison

Miles Malleson

The Tailor

Edie Martin

Mrs. Watson

RM

Roger MacDougall

Writer

JD

John Dighton

Writer

Alexander Mackendrick

Writer

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somiziMay 29, 2023

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ellputoNov 18, 2022

Beni Meky 🦋🌼Nov 16, 2022

The Man in the White Suit

Dasi boeyNov 16, 2022

I've had this movie on tape for years and started watching it again this morning (while waiting for my laundry --- how ironic!) mostly because I wanted to hear Benjamin Frankel's title music again. I ended up sitting through about the first half hour, entranced by how wonderfully assured the direction, writing, and performances are. The movie is like a who's who of 50s British character stars: Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Miles Malleson, Duncan Lamont, and particularly Ernest Thesiger, great as the dessicated old giant of the textile mills. Not to mention Alec Guinness and Joan Greenwood, not character players as such but charming, charismatic leads. This is science fiction in its purest form and droll comedy as well. An all-time classic, and I hope no one ever tries to remake it!

Chunli ❤️🙇♀️Nov 16, 2022

When I learned of Sir Alec Guinness' death, this was the first of his many films I thought of re-seeing. What a wonderful droll commentary the film provides even after all these years. And Guinness helps to weave the charm into every frame. His eyes and face are as luminous as that white suit he wears. Both he and the film have to be considered lifetime favorites.

Black CoffeeNov 16, 2022

Alec Guinness is a genius who is beyond geekiness, he's obsessive. He lives in poverty and obscurity, he takes dead-end jobs that barely pay the rent, all so that he can complete his research and present the weary post-WWII world with a miracle: A fabric that will never get dirty, wrinkle, or wear out. Nobody will ever have to do laundry, iron, or spend for new clothes ever again. Of course, when he tries to start production not only do the captains of industry realize that it'll put them out of business, so do the unions. Chaos ensues, to say the least. A very funny film, in that particularly witty, intelligent, satirical, slightly evil style found in the best post-war British films. This film is worthy to stand with "Kind Hearts and Coronets" and "The Lavender Hill Mob", all made by Ealing Studios and starring the subtle Alec Guinness.

signesastrocuteNov 16, 2022

I do prefer Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Ladykillers, but The Man in the White Suit is still another jewel from Ealing Studios. It is sophisticated, astute, whimsical and funny in a subtle way, and never fails to entertain me. The production values are beautiful, the cinematography is excellent as are the scenery, sets and costumes. Benjamin Frankel is also a nice touch, the direction is controlled and the story while slight is well constructed. The film bounces along, even though Man in the White Suit is quite short you do feel satisfied at the film's end and the script and razor-sharp satire keep things afloat nicely. The acting I have little to criticise either, Alec Guiness as he always was is wonderful, and Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker especially match him perfectly. Overall, not the best but still highly recommended. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Neeha RiazNov 16, 2022

This is one of my favorite movies of all time! It is a fantastic satire of industrial society. Sidney Stratton develops a revolutionary new fibre that will, in theory, never wear out and never get dirty. The owners of the textile mills wants to suppress this new invention because it will mean the end of their businesses. The workers want to suppress this new invention becuase it will mean the end of their jobs. However, the two groups do not trust each other. It is this distrust which drives the hysterical second half of the film. One of the mill owners makes a funny speech about capital and labor working together.....working together to suppress advancement. Perhaps given the state of British industry prior the mid 1980's, the author of the play on which the movie was based, was trying to warn British unions and management about the errors of their ways.....

neodorisNov 16, 2022

"Man in the White Suit" is perhaps, along with "Kind Hearts and Coronets," the pinnacle of the Ealing film. It's a very sophisticated and subtle comedy/farce that takes a dig at a number of the cultural institutions that characterise northern England. It's not so much a satire directed at capitalism but an opprobrium of the suspicious relationship between capital and labour and the broader unworkable relationship of commercial achievement with scientific progress. The success of the film resides in the subtlety with which these issues are explored and the even-handedness by which they are dealt with. At a more basic level the film is an excellent example of a farce as the frustration, misinterpretation and exaggerated comedy are delivered with a breath-taking pace. Very well written, even better direction and uniformly spot-on performances make this one of the great British films of the 1950s.

Deedee Joyce RakoroMNov 16, 2022

I can't say whether the post-WWII British comedies produced at the Ealing Studios are an acquired taste or not, but I am completely addicted, and The Man in the White Suit is one of the best. No need to go into the well-known plot about the threat posed to both the textile industry and the textile unions by an indestructible, dirt-resistant fiber. Suffice it to say that the slings and arrows suffered by the naively idealistic Sidney Stratton in pursuing his polymer vision make for a comedic delight. Many of the well-known faces from the world of British character actors - the nervous Cecil Parker, the suavely devious Michael Gough, and the bluntly ruthless Ernest Thesinger - put in wonderful performances. Guinness - as always and forever - is superb, and Joan Greenwood is delectable as Daphne (just the way she enunciates the word "Daddy", makes the entire movie worth seeing). "Knudsen!!!!!!!"

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