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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

Posted By: Notsaint
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 8.0Gb
Audio: #1 English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps, #2 Spanish AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English, Spanish
02:33:00 | USA | Drama, War

An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well.

Director: Nunnally Johnson
Cast: Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Marisa Pavan, Lee J. Cobb, Ann Harding, Keenan Wynn, Gene Lockhart, Gigi Perreau, Portland Mason, Arthur O'Connell, Henry Daniell, Connie Gilchrist, Joseph Sweeney, Sandy Descher, Mickey Maga, Tristram Coffin, William 'Bill' Phillips, Dorothy Adams, Leon Alton, Gene Ardell, Mary Benoit, Robert Boon, Jim Brandt, John Breen, Kenneth Brischof, Alfred Caiazza, Alexander Campbell, Ruth Clifford, Johnny Crawford

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)


A fairly literal translation & adaptation of the novel (although I had to read it first, to be able to say that). Pretty much follows the original intentions of the author. Interesting period piece capturing the flavor of the middle 1950's with the new accent on growth, consumerism, "upward mobility", but the then still conformity of the middle class. The movie actually goes the novel one better, by mentioning television and the new attraction it was becoming in the home (it isn't mentioned at all in the novel). Frederick March is particularly good in the role of Ralph Hopkins (amazing transformation!). Gregory Peck & Jennifer Jones work well together if perhaps seeming a little bit too elegant for the leading roles of Mr. & Mrs. Ex-GI Joe, but still very good overall.
Seems to be deliberately underplayed and subtle in it's message, a mood accented by Bernard Herrmann's music, which is never excessively thematic, but just a quiet influence on the necessary scenes. Overall, I would give it an 8.5 out of 10 (or maybe even a 9!). Both the movie & the novel had the courage to say that money can't buy happiness, honesty is the best policy, and that sometimes the best things in life are free! (A somewhat courageous statement in the 1950's, when most Americans thought that we were the best in the world and things were only going to get better & better, and materialism was the order of the day).
Also, a quiet but elegant statement & tribute to traditional manhood. Particularly jarring is the contrast between the scene where Tom Rath is insulted and demeaned by his wife (in the kitchen of their home), and the two horrible battle scenes he had to endure. Talk about being able to "bridge the gap", amazing the different situations that us men are capable of enduring (and never really given proper credit for doing so)! It still holds up fairly well for me today

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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)