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The Man in the White Suit

1951

Alexander Mackendrick

Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Patric Doonan ...

7.0

2,543

Comedy. Sci-Fi 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"'The Man In The White Suit' is a more pointed film about blind scientific ambition than many of those concerned directly with nuclear weapons (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"It is Mr. Guinness with his mild face and startled looks, his shy smiles and flying-bird gyrations, who keeps you fascinated and entertained"	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"The movie captures the tensions of 1951 Britain (...) There's a flawless cast (...) a consistently witty score by Benjamin Frankel, and characteristically precise black-and-white cinematography by Douglas Slocombe"	POS
United States	Variety	"The plot is a variation of an old theme, but it comes out with a nice fresh coat of paint (...) Alec Guinness, as usual, turns in a polished performance."	POS
United States	Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant	"Much of the film’s charm resides in how gradually and effortlessly we discover this protagonist’s crippling myopia (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"This astute film from Alexander Mackendrick is the only Ealing comedy to truly bare its teeth (...) [A] razor-sharp satire (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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