THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (FULL SCREEN/B&W)

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• Release Year: 1951
• Genre: Classic, Comedy, Drama, Science-Fiction
• Plot: Sir Alec Guinness delivers one of his most beloved performances as Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who one day invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out of gets dirty. But when the mill owners and workers both realize that this miracle fabric will destroy their industry, Sidney suddenly becomes the most hunted man in the nation. Can a young idealist trapped between big business and mad unions find safety in science or will the future of Britain become unraveled by one extraordinary suit?; ; Directed by Alexander Mackendrick (THE LADYKILLERS, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS), THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay and is considered by fans and critics alike as the definitive Guiness/Ealing comedy. THE ALEC GUINNESS COLLECTION presents this screen legend's classic comedies including KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, THE LADYKILLERS and THE CAPTAIN'S PARADISE, all still considered to be among the greatest movie comedies ever made.
• Cast: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion-Crawford, Henry Mollison, Vida Hope, Patric Doonan, Duncan Lamont, Harold Goodwin, Colin Gordon, Joan Harben, Arthur Howard, Roddy Hughes, Stuart Latham, Miles Malleson, Edie Martin, Mandy Miller, Charlotte Mitchell, Olaf Olsen, Desmond Roberts, Ewan Roberts, John Rudling, Charles Saynor, Russell Waters, Brian Worth, George Benson, Frank Atkinson, Charles Cullum, F.B.J. Sharp, Scott Harrold, Jack Howarth, Jack McNaughton, Judith Furse, Billy Russell, David Boyd, Alan Haines, Arthur Mullard, Carol Wolveridge, Alexander Mackendrick, Roger MacDougall, John Dighton
• Director: Alexander Mackendrick
• Runtime: 1:25
• Company: Ealing Studios
• Media Format: Movie