The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956 · 153 min
Directed by Nunnally Johnson. Written by Nunnally Johnson. Starring Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Marisa Pavan.
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.
Critics 75% · audiences 73%
At the box office
The film, like the novel on which it was based, became hugely popular with the public. Produced on a budget of $2,670,000 it grossed $4,350,000 in US rentals in 1956.