Feature1956·153m·6.7

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

His loves...his world---both past and present---and the crisis they caused!

Drama

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.

Play now

Cast

Gregory Peck

Tom Rath

Jennifer Jones

Betsy Rath

Fredric March

Ralph Hopkins

Marisa Pavan

Maria Montagne

Lee J. Cobb

Judge Bernstein

Ann Harding

Helen Hopkins

Keenan Wynn

Sgt. Caesar Gardella

Gene Lockhart

Bill Hawthorne

Gigi Perreau

Susan Hopkins

Portland Mason

Janey Rath

Arthur O'Connell

Gordon Walker

Henry Daniell

Bill Ogden

Connie Gilchrist

Mrs. Manter

Joseph Sweeney

Edward M. Schultz

Sandy Descher

Barbara Rath

Mickey Maga

Pete Rath

Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Hopkins' Maid (uncredited)

Leon Alton

Cliff Otis (uncredited)

Mary Benoit

Secretary (uncredited)

Robert Boon

German Soldier (uncredited)

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English, German, Italian
Budget: $2.7M
Revenue: $4.3M
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: 20th Century Fox

Crew

Director

Nunnally Johnson

Writers

Nunnally Johnson, Sloan Wilson

Charles G. Clarke

Director of Photography

Dorothy Spencer

Editor

Bernard Herrmann

Original Music Composer

Gallery

Reviews

barrymost

1/19/2020

9.0

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)