UK, 1955
33m
35mm film, black and white
mono, English
A British fantasy film directed by Jack Clayton.
Plot Summary
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 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.
Credits
Crew
Director: Jack Clayton
© Remus Films
Romulus Films Ltd
Producers: George K. Arthur, Jack Clayton
Production Manager: Robert Sterne
Script/Play: Wolf Mankowitz
Story: Shinel by Nikolai Gogol
Assistant Director: Buddy Booth
Continuity: Maisie Kelly
Lighting Cameraman: Wolfgang Suschitzky
Camera Operator: Ron Robson
Editor: Stanley Hawks
Music: Georges Auric
Music Director: Lambert Williamson
Sound: Peter Birch
Assistant Dubbing Mixer: Peter T. Davies
Costumes: Bermans
Make-up: George Frost
Art Director: Anthony Masters
Studio: Marylebone Studios
Cast
Alfie Bass (Fender)
David Kossoff
Alan Tilvern (Ranting)
Alf Dean
Alternative Titles
Den Skräddarsydda rocken – Sweden
Links
Remake of
The Bespoke Overcoat (1954)
Il cappotto (1952)
Shinel (1926)
Shinel (1959)
References
Periodicals
- Monthly Film Bulletin January 1956 p.10 – credits, synopsis, review
- Sight and Sound Winter 1955-1956 p.151 – review
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.31 – credits
