---
title: 'The Man in the White Suit (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Mackendrick'
released: '1951-08-07'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-in-the-white-suit-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044876/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man in the White Suit (1951)

1951 · 85 min · Comedy · United Kingdom

Part of: Ealing comedies

## Synopsis

The Man in the White Suit is a 1951 British satirical science fiction comedy film made by Ealing Studios. It stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Screenplay) for Roger MacDougall, John Dighton and Alexander Mackendrick.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Mackendrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-mackendrick)
- **Screenplay:** [Alexander Mackendrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-mackendrick), [Roger MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-macdougall), [John Dighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dighton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Benjamin Frankel](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-frankel)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)
- **Editor:** [Bernard Gribble](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-gribble)

## Cast

- [Miles Malleson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miles-malleson)
- [Joan Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-greenwood)
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough)
- [Harold Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goodwin-2)
- [Ernest Thesiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-thesiger)
- [George Benson](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-benson)
- [Duncan Lamont](https://cinepixo.com/people/duncan-lamont)
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness)
- [Cecil Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-parker)
- [Colin Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-gordon)

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