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The Man in the White Suit

6.919511h 25mMovieComedyScience Fiction

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…

DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
WritersRoger MacDougall·John Dighton
ProducerMichael Balcon

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Cast · Directed by Alexander Mackendrick

AGAlec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Sidney Stratton
JGJoan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood
Daphne Birnley
CPCecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Alan Birnley
MGMichael Gough
Michael Gough
Michael Corland
ETErnest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger
Sir John Kierlaw
VHVida Hope
Vida Hope
Bertha
HMHoward Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-Crawford
Cranford
MM
Miles Malleson
The Tailor
HMHenry Mollison
Henry Mollison
Hoskins
PDPatric Doonan
Patric Doonan
Frank
DLDuncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont
Harry
HGHarold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Wilkins

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