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The man in the white suit

Title
The man in the white suit [videorecording] / EMI Films Limited ; a Michael Balcon production ; directed by Alexander Mackendrick.

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Additional Authors
  • Balcon, Michael, 1896-1977.
  • Dighton, John, 1909-1989.
  • E.M.I. Films. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83185445
  • Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987.
  • Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
  • Lumière Pictures (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2001005522
  • MacDougall, Roger.
  • Mackendrick, Alexander, 1912-1993.
  • Republic Pictures Corporation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79106616
Description
1 videocassette (81 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
A bubbly satire, acclaimed as one of the funniest and cleverest of British comedies. Alec Guinness, as a scientist, invents a fabric that will never wear out. Threatened with unemployment, the unions and a dismayed garment tycoon plot to destroy his miracle formula.
Subject
  • Comedy films
  • Feature films
ISBN
0782003419
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library