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 ⓘ