Drama · United States of America · 1956 · 2h 33m

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit poster
Director
Nunnally Johnson
Cast
Gregory Peck as Tom Rath Jennifer Jones as Betsy Rath Fredric March as Ralph Hopkins Marisa Pavan as Maria Montagne Lee J. Cobb as Judge Bernstein Ann Harding as Helen Hopkins
Crew
Charles G. Clarke — Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer — Editor Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer Nunnally Johnson — Screenplay Sloan Wilson — Novel Darryl F. Zanuck — Producer
Tagline

His loves...his world---both past and present---and the crisis they caused!

Synopsis

Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.

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Mood & Themes
businessmanbusiness ethicsmadison avenue
Key Collaborators
Nunnally Johnson Director Charles G. Clarke Director of Photography Dorothy Spencer Editor Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer Nunnally Johnson Screenplay Sloan Wilson Novel Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
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