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"A bubbly satire, acclaimed as one of the funniest and cleverest of British comedies. Alec Guinness, as a scientist, invents a fabric that will never wear out. Threatened with unemployment, the unions and a dismayed garment tycoon plot to destroy his miracle formula."@en
"A scientist produces a fabric that never gets dirty and never wears out. Unions and management are equally aghast, for such an invention could destroy a complacent industry."@en
"Sir Alec Guinness delivers one of his most beloved performances as Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who one day invents a fiber that never wrinkles or wears out. But when mill owners realise that this amazing fabric will jeopardise their industry, Sidney suddenly becomes the most hunted man in the nation. Can a young idealist trapped between big business and unions find safety in science, or will the future of Britain become unraveled by one extraordinary white suit?"
"Sir Alec Guinness delivers one of his most beloved performances as Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who one day invents a fiber that never wrinkles or wears out. But when mill owners realise that this amazing fabric will jeopardise their industry, Sidney suddenly becomes the most hunted man in the nation. Can a young idealist trapped between big business and unions find safety in science, or will the future of Britain become unraveled by one extraordinary white suit?"@en
"An altruistic chemist invents a fabric that resists wear and stain as boon to humanity but both capital and labour realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons."@en
"A man invents a fabric that won't get dirty or wear out, but he seems to have made more enemies than friends. (IMDB)."
"Sidney Stratton, ingénieur chimiste, découvre un tissu insalissable et inusable, source de profits mais également source d'ennuis. Industriels et ouvriers se liguent contre lui. Sidney ne se décourage pas et alerte la presse, mais il est séquestré (www.senscritique.com) Pour renvoyer ainsi dos à dos syndicats et patronat, le film fut taxé de "réactionnaire" par certains critiques à l'époque de sa sortie. On peut au contraire faire l'hypothèse que le film, à travers le personnage de Sidney Stratton, constitue de manière singulière une figure ouvrière soustraite à la lutte des classes et associée à l'intellectualité (www.artcinema.org)Une fable visionnaire et cinglante sur le capitalisme moderne."
"Sydney Stratton, un jeune et talentueux chercheur, travaille comme simple ouvrier dans une usine de textile. Il invente une fibre incroyablement résistante, qui ne se salit ni ne s'use jamais. Il en fait un costume d'un blanc éclatant. D'abord considéré comme un génie, il devient une menace quand la direction et les syndicats se rendent compte qu'une telle invention les mènerait à la faillite..."
"Sidney Stratton works quietly at Michael Corland's textile mill until his mysterious, costly lab experiment is discovered. Fired by Corland, Stratton takes a menial job at Alan Birnley's mill in order to continue his work on the sly. When Daphne, Corland's fiancée and Birnley's daughter, discovers his secret, she threatens to expose Stratton. The desperate scientist reveals to Daphne that he has invented an indestructible cloth that never gets dirty. Close to realizing his vision, Stratton celebrates by having a white suit made of the fabric (because it repels dye). The trouble, however, is just beginning. The lowly mill workers (who spout market economics in rough accents) fear for their jobs while the mill owners, led by the decrepit Godfather-esque Sir John Kierlaw, worry about their profits."@en
"Sir Alec Guinness is Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who invents a fabric that never wrinkles, wears out, or gets dirty. But when mill owners and workers realize this miracle fabric will destroy their industry, they try to supress it. Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures."@en
"Comedy with Alec Guiness as a laboratory dishwasher who discovers an everlasting fabric."@en
"A man invents a fabric that won't get dirty or wear out, but he seems to have made more enemies than friends in the process."
"In this satiric British fable, an inventor who works as a laboratory assistant at a textile mill invents a fabric that will never wear out and never get dirty. However, the trade unions and the mill owners form an alliance to keep the fabric off the market. (Does not circulate)."@en
"A comedy about an unassuming lab assistant who invents a miracle fibre that can be woven into an indestructible fabric."@en
"Sir Alec Guinness is Sidney Stratton, an eccentric chemist who invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out, or gets dirty. But when mill owners and workers realize this miracle fiber will destroy their industry, Sidney becomes the most hunted man in the nation."@en
""An altruistic chemist invents a fabric that resists wear and stain as boon to humanity but both capital and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons." IMDB."@en
""Textile industry tries to suppress inventor's everlasting fabric"--British film catalogue, fiction film, 1895-1994."@en
""Textile industry tries to suppress inventor's everlasting fabric"--British film catalogue, fiction film, 1895-1994."
"Sidney Stratton is an eccentric chemist who invents a fiber that never wrinkles, wears out or gets dirty. When the mill owners and workers both realize that his miracle fabric will destroy their industry, Sidney becomes the most hunted manin the nation."@en
"A lab assistant invents a miracle fibre that can be woven into an indestructible fabric."@en