The Man in the White Suit (2012)
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100% of critics liked it
(11 reviews) -
77% of users liked it
(3,861 ratings)
Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) has a dream: to develop a fabric that never gets dirty and never wears out. His textile mill bosses discover his secret experiments and initially ban him from their laboratories. But when Daphne (Joan Greenwood) comes to understand what Sidney is trying to do, she… More Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) has a dream: to develop a fabric that never gets dirty and never wears out. His textile mill bosses discover his secret experiments and initially ban him from their laboratories. But when Daphne (Joan Greenwood) comes to understand what Sidney is trying to do, she convinces her father, Mr. Birnley (Cecil Parker), that developing Sidney's fabric would be great for business...and mankind. Little do they know that they will spark an uprising, not only among the textile workers who would lose their jobs to the ultimate cloth, but also the business owners who would rather maintain the status quo.
- Directed By
- Alexander Mackendrick, Alexander Mckendrick
- Written By
- Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick, Alexander Mckendrick
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 16, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant Magazine
That Stratton proves so unable to resist his hubris surely provides the film with a cautionary subtext, but this is beautifully complicated by an ending that denies the possibility of rehabilitation.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Clever and witty, this Oscar-nominated British comedy displays the talents of Alec Guinness long before he became an international star with Bridge on the River Kwai.
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Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Alec Guinness' sharp bird nose and watery eyes helped him play characters who were misfits on the margins of society. He made for a kindly but stubborn rebel in the Ealing comedies.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A witty Ealing Studios satirical mad scientist comedy that concerns itself with modern day societal and technological problems.
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Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
While on the surface it's a comic fable with a sense of humor as dry as a cracker, the movie possesses a sharp edge that rises like a shark fin above the natty British drollery.
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Cast
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Alec Guinness
as Sidney Stratton
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Joan Greenwood
as Daphne Birnley
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Cecil Parker
as Alan Birnley
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Michael Gough
as Michael Corland
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Ernst Thesiger
as Sir John Kierlaw
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Vida Hope
as Bertha
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Henry Mollison
as Hoskins
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Patric Doonan
as Frank
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Duncan Lamont
as Harry
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Harold Goodwin
as Wilkins
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Colin Gordon
as Hill
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Joan Harben
as Miss Johnson
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Arthur Howard
as Roberts
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Roddy Hughes
as Green/Roberts
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Stuart Latham
as Harrison
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Miles Malleson
as Tailor
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Frank Atkinson
as Baker
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George Benson
as The Lodger
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Howard Marion-Crawford
as Cranford
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Charles Cullum
as First Company Director
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Judith Furse
as Nurse Gamage
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Edie Martin
as Mrs. Watson
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Jack McNaughton
as Taxi Driver
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Mandy Miller
as Gladdie
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Charlotte Mitchell
as Mill Girl
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Des Roberts
as Mannering
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Ewan Roberts
as Fotheringay
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Russell Waters
as Davidson
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Brian Worth
as King
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Bill Russell
as Night Watchman
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Harold E. Scott
as Express Reporter
- Jack Howard
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Olaf Olsen
as Knudsen
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John Rudling
as Wilson
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Charles Saynor
as Pete
- F.B.J. Sharp
- Ernest Thesiger
- Alec Guiness
- Cecil Parke
