The Bespoke Overcoat
1955 | 37m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Jack Clayton |
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| Writer: | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Staring: |
| A humble clerk yearns for an overcoat, but his employer's refusal and his subsequent death lead him to return as a ghost, determined to claim the garment with the help of a tailor friend. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1955 |
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| Director: | Jack Clayton |
| Writer: | Wolf Mankowitz |
| Genres: | Drama, Fantasy |
| Keywords | clerk, funeral, ghost, coat, clothing store, poor, short film |
| Production Companies | Remus |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Kossoff | Morry |
| Alfie Bass | Fender |
| Alan Tilvern | Mr. Ranting |
| Alf Dean | Gravedigger |
| Howard Goorney | Rabbi |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nikolai Gogol | Short Story |
| Jack Clayton | Director |
| Georges Auric | Music |
| Wolf Mankowitz | Screenplay |
| Anthony Masters | Art Direction |
| Stan Hawkes | Editor |
| Buddy Booth | Assistant Director |
| Ron Robson | Camera Operator |
| Robert Sterne | Production Manager |
| George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Birch | Sound Recordist |
| Wolfgang Suschitzky | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Clayton | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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