The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

153 mins | Drama | April 12, 1956

Tom Rath (Gregory Peck) is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria (Marisa Pavan), which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife (Jennifer Jones) to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March). Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

153 mins | Drama | April 12, 1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Tom Rath (Gregory Peck) is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria (Marisa Pavan), which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife (Jennifer Jones) to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March). Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Directors Nunnally Johnson, Hal Herman
Writers Sloan Wilson, Nunnally Johnson

Cast

Gregory Peck

as Tom Rath

Jennifer Jones

as Betsy Rath

Fredric March

as Ralph Hopkins

Marisa Pavan

as Maria Montagne

Lee J. Cobb

as Judge Bernstein

Ann Harding

as Helen Hopkins

Keenan Wynn

as Sgt. Caesar Gardella

Gene Lockhart

as Bill Hawthorne

Gigi Perreau

as Susan Hopkins

Portland Mason

as Janey Rath

Arthur O'Connell

as Gordon Walker

Henry Daniell

as Bill Ogden

Tris Coffin

as Byron

Dorothy Phillips

as Mr. Hopkins' Maid (uncredited)

Nan Martin

as Polly Lawrence