- BFI identifier36991
- Date1951 (Copyright)
1951-09-10 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisComedy. Young chemist Sidney Stratton invents a white material which will never wear out or get dirty. After initial celebration, the prospect of an end to clothing manufacturing alarms the industry bosses and the unions alike, and Stratton becomes as good as a public enemy. (Synopsis)
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Subject
- Credits
- CastAlec Guinness (Sidney Stratton)
Joan Greenwood (Daphne Birnley)
Cecil Parker (Alan Birnley)
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Title
The Man in the White Suit (Original)
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view all - Posters / DesignsPoster: film - Double crown poster for The Man in the White Suit. The design shows Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) in a white suit, striding out from a vivid red ground. Based on an original illustration by A. R. Thomson (Alfred Reginald Thomson) and design by S. John Woods (Sydney John Woods). - PD-12565
Poster: film - Double crown poster for The Man in the White Suit. The design shows Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) in a white suit, striding out from a vivid red ground. Based on an original illustration by A. R. Thomson (Alfred Reginald Thomson) and design by S. John Woods (Sydney John Woods). - PD-12566
Poster: film - Double crown poster for The Man in the White Suit. The design shows Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) in a white suit, striding out from a vivid red ground. Based on an original illustration by A. R. Thomson (Alfred Reginald Thomson) and design by S. John Woods (Sydney John Woods). - PD-12567
Poster: film - Double crown poster for The Man in the White Suit. The design shows Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) in a white suit, striding out from a vivid red ground. Based on an original illustration by A. R. Thomson (Alfred Reginald Thomson) and design by S. John Woods (Sydney John Woods). - PD-12568
Poster: film - Double crown poster for The Man in the White Suit. The design shows Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) in a white suit, striding out from a vivid red ground. Based on an original illustration by A. R. Thomson (Alfred Reginald Thomson) and design by S. John Woods (Sydney John Woods). - PD-12569
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