The Man in the White Suit (1951)
- Directed by
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- AL
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 209 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A scientist invents a fabric that never gets dirty or wears out. The invention threatens both factory owners and labor unions, who team up to stop him. Comic chaos follows as the inventor tries to protect his creation.
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What happens
The Man in the White Suit is a 1951 British satirical science fiction comedy film made by Ealing Studios. It stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Screenplay) for Roger MacDougall, John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick. It followed a common Ealing Studios theme of the "common man" against the Establishment. In this instance the hero falls foul of both trade unions and the wealthy mill owners who attempt to suppress his invention, a fabric that never wears out. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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