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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956 · 2h 33m · Drama · United States of America · Rated PG (AU)

His loves...his world---both past and present---and the crisis they caused!

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.

Written & directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Based on the novel by
Sloan Wilson
Starring
Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Marisa Pavan
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