The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
His loves...his world---both past and present---and the crisis they caused!
1956 | 153m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Nunnally Johnson |
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| Writer: | Sloan Wilson, Nunnally Johnson |
| Staring: |
| Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 12, 1956 |
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| Director: | Nunnally Johnson |
| Writer: | Sloan Wilson, Nunnally Johnson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | businessman, business ethics, madison avenue |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gregory Peck | Tom Rath |
| Jennifer Jones | Betsy Rath |
| Fredric March | Ralph Hopkins |
| Marisa Pavan | Maria Montagne |
| Lee J. Cobb | Judge Bernstein |
| Ann Harding | Helen Hopkins |
| Keenan Wynn | Sgt. Caesar Gardella |
| Gene Lockhart | Bill Hawthorne |
| Gigi Perreau | Susan Hopkins |
| Portland Mason | Janey Rath |
| Arthur O'Connell | Gordon Walker |
| Henry Daniell | Bill Ogden |
| Tris Coffin | Byron |
| Joy Harmon | |
| Dorothy Phillips | Mr. Hopkins' Maid |
| Nan Martin | Polly Lawrence |
| Joseph Sweeney | Edward M. Schultz |
| Robert Boon | German Soldier |
| Lomax Study | Elevator-Starter (uncredited) |
| Alfred Caiazza | Italian Boy (uncredited) |
| DeForest Kelley | Medic (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sloan Wilson | Novel |
| Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Hal Herman | Assistant Director |
| Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Alfred Bruzlin | Sound |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Nunnally Johnson | Screenplay, Director |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
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Oh, business woes. Plot in a nutshell: Character study of a WWII veteran trying to make it in the business world of post-war America, and contend with his domestic problems. Comments: Great cast of veteran actors really makes this work. Gregory Peck is a very mature actor by this point, and J ... ennifer Jones is very convincing as the wise but harried housewife. Fredric March plays a nice corporate boss, and comes across as a bit odd; maybe that's just Fredric March. This film isn't just any old "escapist fare" - actually about as far from that as you can get. It's very long, dark, and intelligent. "Without men like me there wouldn't be big and successful businesses. My mistake was in being one of those men." ~Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March)