The Man in the White Suit

1951

Drama

Sir Alec Guinness delivers one of his most beloved performances as Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who one day invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out or gets dirty. But when the mill owners and workers both realize that this miracle fabric will destroy their industry, Sidney suddenly becomes the most hunted man in the nation. Can a young idealist trapped between big business and mad unions find safety in science or will the future of Britain become unraveled by one extraordinary white suit?

Staring

Alec Guinness as Sidney Stratton

Joan Greenwood as Daphne Birnley

Cecil Parker as Alan Birnleyn

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick

Written by Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick