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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 153 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Nunnally Johnson
- Starring
- Lee J. Cobb, Gregory Peck, Fredric March, Henry Daniell, Arthur O'Connell, Ann Harding
Haunted by WWII memories, suburban husband Tom Rath recalls a wartime romance with Italian villager Maria that produced an unknown son. Pressured by his dissatisfied wife for a better salary, he takes a PR job with TV executive Ralph Hopkins. Caught in ruthless office politics, Tom must choose between career ambition and his family.
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