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Year: 1951

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The Man in the White Suit (1951)

Retrospective Screening

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

In this classic Ealing comedy, Alec Guiness stars as a brilliant young chemist who is determined to create a fabric that will never stain or wear out. But he and his invention fall foul of factory workers and management who...

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1951
1hr 25 mins

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