The Man in the White Suit
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The Man in the White Suit is a 1951 British satirical science-fiction comedy film starring Alec Guinness, about an inventor whose indestructible fabric threatens both labor and industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Man in the White Suit canonical | 11 |
| The Man in the White Suit (1951 film) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction comedy film ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Man in the White Suit (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Slocombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Alexander Mackendrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
General Film Distributors
NERFINISHED
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Universal-International (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Danny Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Ealing comedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
industrial relations
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labor versus management ⓘ social impact of technology ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sidney Stratton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Benjamin Frankel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | textile industry ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical treatment of technological innovation and capitalism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork | Roger MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An inventor creates an apparently indestructible and dirt-resistant fabric that threatens both labor and industry. ⓘ |
| portrays | conflict between technological progress and economic interests ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1951-08-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alexander Mackendrick
NERFINISHED
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John Dighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
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Cecil Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Greenwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon
this entity surface form:
The Man in the White Suit (1951 film)