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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956 · 153 min

A quiet, heavy post-war drama that moves slowly through guilt, marriage and compromise, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Genres
Drama
Tagline
His loves...his world---both past and present---and the crisis they caused!
Overview
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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Directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • guilt
  • memory
  • work
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Marisa Pavan, Lee J. Cobb, Ann Harding, Keenan Wynn, Gene Lockhart
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
Charles G. Clarke
Runtime
153 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, German, Italian

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