The Man in the White Suit

1951 · TMDB 6.9

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick

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...

Alec Guinness Joan Greenwood Cecil Parker Michael Gough Ernest Thesiger Vida Hope Howard Marion-Crawford Miles Malleson Henry Mollison Patric Doonan Duncan Lamont Harold Goodwin

Director · Alexander Mackendrick Producer · Michael Balcon Writer · John Dighton Writer · Alexander Mackendrick Writer · Roger MacDougall Cinematography · Douglas Slocombe Composer · Benjamin Frankel Editor · Bernard Gribble

Runtime: 85 min
Released: 1951-08-07
Studio: The Rank Organisation
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
TMDB score: 6.9

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Tim Laws

2026-02-27

Fun Ealing nonsense. Beautifully shot Nd I'm a sucker for post war British location shoots on film. Also, capitalism is our one true enemy and must be fought against at all cost.