The Man in the White Suit (1951)
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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 market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
- Released: 1951-08-07
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 25m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 215 votes
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick.
Top cast
- Alec Guinness as Sidney Stratton
- Joan Greenwood as Daphne Birnley
- Cecil Parker as Alan Birnley
- Michael Gough as Michael Corland
- Ernest Thesiger as Sir John Kierlaw
- Vida Hope as Bertha
- Howard Marion-Crawford as Cranford
- Miles Malleson as The Tailor
- Henry Mollison as Hoskins
- Patric Doonan as Frank
Where to watch The Man in the White Suit
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- United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on FlixFling; watch free on Plex; rent on FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
- Australia: watch free on Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
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