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Basics Critics:61Viewers:68Rusty:82
Category: DramaNotable as: DramaSub-Category: drama film, film adaptationNarrative location: ConnecticutRuntime: 153 minutesLanguage: EnglishCountry: United StatesDirector: Nunnally JohnsonScreenwriter: Nunnally JohnsonBased on: The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitMusic: Bernard HerrmannCinematography: Charles G. ClarkeStars: Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Ann Harding, Keenan Wynn, Marisa Pavan, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Connie Gilchrist, Dorothy Adams Producer: Darryl F. ZanuckAward details: (details at IMDb)
Description

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, by Sloan Wilson, is a 1955 novel about the American search for purpose in a world dominated by business. Tom and Betsy Rath share a struggle to find contentment in their hectic and material culture while several other characters fight essentially the same battle, but struggle in it for different reasons. In the end, it is a story of taking responsibility for one's own life. The book was largely autobiographical, drawing on Wilson's experiences as assistant director of the U.S. National Citizen Commission for Public Schools. The novel was made into a movie in 1956, starring Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones as Tom and Betsy Rath, with Fredric March, Lee J. Cobb, Keenan Wynn and Marisa Pavan in supporting roles. It was entered at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Both movie and book became hugely popular. The novel continues to appear in the references of sociologists to America's discontented businessman.


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