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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) was a Drama - War Film directed by Nunnally Johnson and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.

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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

By Beatrice on Apr 22, 2016 From Flickers in Time

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Directed by Nunnally Johnson Written by Nunnally Johnson from a novel by Sloan Wilson 1956/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental This story about readjustment to home life after WWII has “important motion picture” wr... Read full article


PTSD on Film: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

By Duke Mantee on Mar 1, 2012 From Spoilers

PTSD is associated in most Americans? minds with soldiers returning from war, but the anxiety symptoms soldiers of early American wars experienced were not classified as PTSD until recently. WWI veterans were ?shell-shocked,? a term which was even applied to returning WWII vets. PTSD, or post-trauma... Read full article


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Maria Montagne: Could you possibly give me some Spam?
Tom Rath: You like Spam?


Judge Bernstein: [referring to a man who is trying to cheat Tom Rath out of his home] If you're going to be slick, be slick in the city. They're not as smart there.


Tom Rath: I don't know anything about public relations.
Bill Hawthorne: Who does? You've got a clean shirt and you bathe everyday. That's all there is to it.


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Fredric March's character Ralph Hopkins is introduced with the exact same visual and plot premise as his character Jordan Lyman would be eight years later in Seven Days in May: pulling down his sleeve after his doctor takes his blood pressure and advises him to take things easy for a while for the sake of his health.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 16 seconds
Author Sloan Wilson's personal choice to play Tom Rath in the film version of his best-selling novel was Montgomery Clift.
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