The Bespoke Overcoat

36m 1955
The Bespoke Overcoat

Brief Synopsis

A clerk dreams of owning an overcoat of his own.

Cast & Crew

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Jack Clayton

Director

Georges Auric

Music

Jack Clayton

Producer

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Bespoke Overcoat, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) You're A Good Tailor
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)
Bespoke Overcoat, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) An Old Man Is An Old Man

Film Details

Also Known As
Bespoke Overcoat, The
Genre
Short
Release Date
1955

Technical Specs

Duration
36m

Synopsis

A clerk dreams of owning an overcoat of his own.

Director

Jack Clayton

Director

Crew

Georges Auric

Music

Jack Clayton

Producer

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Movie Clip

Bespoke Overcoat, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) An Old Man Is An Old Man London tailor Morrie (David Kossoff) with the ghost of friend Fender (Alfie Bass), whom he just buried with the overcoat he’d made for him before he was taken ill, who explains his contempt for Ranking (Alan Tilvern), for whom he worked as a clerk, Jack Clayton directing, in The Bespoke Overcoat, 1956.
Bespoke Overcoat, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) You're A Good Tailor Opening director Jack Clayton’s adaptation of the play by Wolf Mankowitz, suggested by a Gogol story, the 1956 Academy Award winner for Best Short Subject, David Kossoff as underpaid London jewish tailor Morrie, from The Bespoke Overcoat, co-starring Alfie Bass.

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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Bespoke Overcoat (1956) Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Bespoke Overcoat, 1956.

Film Details

Also Known As
Bespoke Overcoat, The
Genre
Short
Release Date
1955

Technical Specs

Duration
36m

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1956

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The Bespoke Overcoat

October 18, 2016
A clerk dreams of owning an overcoat of his own.
The Bespoke Overcoat

The Bespoke Overcoat

A clerk dreams of owning an overcoat of his own.

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