The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1956-04-12
Genre:Drama
Duration:153 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Nunnally Johnson
Actors:Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Marisa Pavan, Lee J. Cobb
Production:20th Century Fox

Overview:

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.

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