The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

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

1956 · 153 min · ★ 6.7 · 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.

Directed by Nunnally Johnson · Written by Nunnally Johnson

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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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