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  • The Bespoke Overcoat (1955)
  • Short | 36 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
The Bespoke Overcoat (1955)
Short | 36 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. His one ambition is to have an overcoat of his own. Refused one by the cold hearted Ranting he asks a tailor friend, Morry, to make him one instead, but ...See moreFender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. His one ambition is to have an overcoat of his own. Refused one by the cold hearted Ranting he asks a tailor friend, Morry, to make him one instead, but dies of cold before he can take delivery of it. Unwilling to give up his only desire even in death, he returns as a ghost to persuade Morry to steal him the overcoat he so coveted in life. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Jack Clayton
Writers
Wolf Mankowitz (by) (screenplay) | Nikolay Gogol (suggested by a story of) (as Gogol)
Producer
Jack Clayton
Composer
Georges Auric
Cinematographer
Wolfgang Suschitzky (lighting cameraman) (as W. Suschitzky)
Editor
Stan Hawkes
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Release date
Oct 7, 1956 (United States)
Awards
Won 1 Oscar Award. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

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David Kossoff
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