The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Unrated

4/12/19562h 33m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Nunnally Johnson

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

businessman
business ethics
madison avenue

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

Keenan Wynn

~ as ~

Sgt. Caesar Gardella

Gene Lockhart

~ as ~

Bill Hawthorne

Gigi Perreau

~ as ~

Susan Hopkins

Portland Mason

~ as ~

Janey Rath

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Reviews (1)

barrymost
Written 5 year(s) ago
9
Oh, business woes.

Plot in a nutshell: Character study of a WWII veteran trying to make it in the business world of post-war America, and contend with his domestic problems.

Comments: Great cast of veteran actors really makes this work. Gregory Peck is a very mature actor by this point, and Jennifer Jones is very convincing as the wise but harried housewife. Fredric March plays a nice corporate boss, and comes across as a bit odd; maybe that's just Fredric March.

This film isn't just any old "escapist fare" - actually about as far from that as you can get. It's very long, dark, and intelligent.

"Without men like me there wouldn't be big and successful businesses. My mistake was in being one of those men." ~Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March)