The Man In The White Suit' DVD Alec Guinness 1951

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The Man In The White Suit' DVD, Alec Guinness (1951), New Sealed Sir Alec Guinness delivers one of his most beloved performances as Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who one day invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out of gets dirty. But when the mill owners and workers both realize that this miracle fabric will destroy their industry. Sidney suddenly becomes the most hunted man in the nation. Can a young idealist trapped between big business and mad unions find safety in science or will the future of Britian become unraveled by one extraordinary suit? Directed by Alexander Mackendrick (The Ladykillers, Sweet Smell of Success), The Man in the White Suit received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay and is considered by fans and critics alike as the definitive Guinness/Ealing comedy. The Alec Guinness Collection presents this screen legend's classic comedies inclduing Kind Hearts and Coronets. The Lavender Hill Mod, The Ladykillers and The Captain's Paradise, all still considered to be among the greatest movie comedies ever made. Production Note: Director: Alexander Mackendrick Writing Credits: John Dighton Roger MacDougall (also play) Starring: Alec Guinness .... Sidney Stratton Joan Greenwood .... Daphne Birnley, Alan Birnley's daughter Cecil Parker .... Alan Birnley, Textile Mill Owner/Narrator Michael Gough .... Michael Corland, Textile Mill Owner Ernest Thesiger .... Sir John Kierlaw Howard Marion-Crawford .... Cranford (as Howard Marion Crawford) Henry Mollison .... Hoskins, Lab Manager at Birnley Mill Vida Hope .... Bertha, Birnley Mill worker Patric Doonan .... Frank Duncan Lamont .... Harry, Mill worker Harold Goodwin .... Wilkins, Lab Technician at Corland Mill Colin Gordon .... Hill Joan Harben .... Miss Johnson, Birnley's Secretary Arthur Howard .... Roberts Roddy Hughes .... Green, Lab Technician at Corland Mill Coding: All Region Code / NTSC Format Video: 4: 3 Fullscreen Audio: Dolby Digital / 5.1 Surround Sound / AC-3 Languages: English / Mandarin Subtitles: Simplify Chinese / Traditional Chinese (All Removable) Runtime: 85Mins. Colour: Black and White