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The most satirical of Ealing's comedies, played as a farce and put together with meticulous cinematic counterpoint. Sir Alec Guinness, by now the most ubiquitous of Ealing's faces, plays a would-be research chemist who invents a fabric which will never soil or wear out. Before the threatened unions and business owners can destroy his formula a flaw is revealed - the fabric disintegrates!

Director:

Alexander Mackendrick [3],

Starring:

Michael Gough [21], Cecil Parker [7], Alec Guinness [34], Joan Greenwood [7], Ernest Thesiger [4],

Screen Formats:

Full Frame 1.33:1

Language and Sound:

English Mono

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