Man in the white suit

United Kingdom, 1951

Film
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Episode of Series “Forever Ealing”.
A scientist, played by Alec Guinnes, invents a fabric that never gets dirty and never wears out. Unions and management are equally perturbed by this and endeavour to prevent its manufacture. Academy Award nomination for scripting.

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Credits

director

Alexander Mackendrick

producer

Sir Michael Balcon

production company

Ealing Studios

Duration

01:24:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1951

Appears in

Forever Ealing

Group of items

Forever Ealing

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507924

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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