The Bespoke Overcoat

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The Bespoke Overcoat is a 1955 British short film, adapted from a Nikolai Gogol story and directed by Jack Clayton, noted for its poignant depiction of a poor worker’s struggle for dignity.

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instanceOf British short film
black-and-white film
drama film
adaptationOf a Nikolai Gogol short story
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
awardYear 1956
basedOn The Overcoat
basedOnAuthor Nikolai Gogol
castMember Alfie Bass
David Kossoff
Eliot Makeham
Meier Tzelniker
Owen Gore
cinematographyBy Wolfgang Suschitzky
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Jack Clayton
distributionFormat theatrical short
distributor British Lion Films
editedBy Tom Simpson
filmingTechnique black-and-white cinematography
genre drama
fantasy
hasWikipediaPage yes
leadActor David Kossoff
narrativeFocus a poor worker’s struggle for dignity
notableFor adaptation of Gogol to a Jewish East End milieu
poignant depiction of working-class hardship
originalLanguage English
partOf British post-war cinema
productionCompany Romulus Films
releaseYear 1955
runtimeMinutes 33
screenplayLanguage English
screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz
setIn London
linked to: London, England
settingPeriod post-war era
subjectMatter desire for a decent overcoat as a symbol of dignity
exploitation of low-paid workers
theme death and the afterlife
dignity of the working class
friendship
poverty
social injustice

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Daniel M. Angel notableWork The Bespoke Overcoat