The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

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

6.7(55)19562h 33m

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.

Director

Nunnally Johnson

Budget

$2.6M

Revenue

$8.8M

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

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Reviews

1 review

barrymost

6y ago

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 corp...