| Description |
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Alec Guinness collection
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| Note |
Based on a play by Roger MacDougall. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
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Special features: theatrical trailer; Alec Guinness bio. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Douglas Slocombe ; editor, Bernard Gribble ; music, Benjamin Frankel. |
| Cast |
Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Vida Hope. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full-frame presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Genre/Form |
Comedy films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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| Added Author |
MacDougall, Roger.
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Dighton, J. (John)
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Mackendrick, Alexander, 1912-1993-
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Balcon, Michael, 1896-1977.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Greenwood, Joan, 1921-1987-
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Parker, Cecil, 1897-1971.
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Gough, Michael, 1916-2011.
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Thesiger, Ernest Frederic Graham, 1879-1961.
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Ealing Studios.
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| Music No. |
DV11476 Anchor Bay |
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