Directed by:
Alexander MackendrickCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeComposer:
Benjamin FrankelCast:
Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion-Crawford, Henry Mollison, Charlotte Mitchell, Duncan Lamont (more)Plots(1)
A young scientist (Alec Guinness) invents a material that is indestructible and repels dirt. He soon finds himself caught between the moguls of the textile industry and the trade unions, all equally determined that his invention never sees the light of day. (MUBI)
Cast
![Alec Guinness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/234/164234597_fa4283.jpg)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best movies:
![Joan Greenwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279527_4024f1.jpg)
Joan Greenwood
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Father Brown (1954)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
![Cecil Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576488_c985bd.jpg)
Cecil Parker
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Citadel (1938)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![Ernest Thesiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271467_50e517.jpg)
Ernest Thesiger
UK
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Howard Marion-Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530645_3fce4f.jpg)
Howard Marion-Crawford
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
![Henry Mollison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/053/160053808_5fff49.jpg)
Henry Mollison
UK
Best movies:
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Whisky Galore! (1949)
![Charlotte Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527140_5f08fb.jpg)
Charlotte Mitchell
UK
Best movies:
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Village of the Damned (1960)
![Duncan Lamont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/237/160237733_945f40.jpg)
Duncan Lamont
Portugal
Best movies:
Battle of Britain (1969)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
![Harold Goodwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/364/161364579_39ac23.jpg)
Harold Goodwin
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Colin Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/379/161379563_663cfa.jpg)
Colin Gordon
Best movies:
Mandy (1952)
The One That Got Away (1957)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
![Arthur Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/540/161540208_06e45a.jpg)
Arthur Howard
UK
Best movies:
State Secret (1950)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Roddy Hughes
UK
Best movies:
Scrooge (1951)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
In Which We Serve (1942)
Edie Martin
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Ewan Roberts
UK
Best movies:
The Internecine Project (1974)
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
![Judith Furse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/084/161084311_5c229f.jpg)
Judith Furse
UK
Best movies:
The Browning Version (1951)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Mandy Miller
UK
Best movies:
Mandy (1952)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The Snorkel (1958)
Miles Malleson
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The 39 Steps (1935)
![Jack Howarth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/340/161340851_a190e4.jpg)
Jack Howarth
UK
Best movies:
Hobson's Choice (1954)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Spring and Port Wine (1970)
![Charles Saynor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391703_e640f4.jpg)
Charles Saynor
Best movies:
An Inspector Calls (1954)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Look Back in Anger (1958)