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The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit is a american film of genre Drama directed by Norman Tokar released in USA on 16 december 1968 with Kurt Russell
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 december 1968
Length 1h53
OriginUSA
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Children's films, Horse sports in film
Rating63%
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1968 light comedy family film directed by Norman Tokar, with a screenplay by Louis Pelletier, based on the 1955 book, The Year of the Horse by Eric Hatch. The film stars Dean Jones, Diane Baker, Ellen Janov, Kurt Russell and Lurene Tuttle in the principal roles. The film's title is a riff on the titular horse's dapple gray color and the title of the 1955 Sloan Wilson novel about the American search for purpose in a world dominated by business, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
The film received mostly negative reviews, due to the predictable script. It failed at the box office, too.
Synopsis
Madison Avenue advertising executive Fred Bolton, a Lakeville, Connecticut widower living beyond his means, is beset by two major problems. First, his boss at Tomes Advertising Agency has instructed him to come up with an original campaign – in 24 hours – to promote star client Allied Drug & Food's over-the-counter indigestion medication, "Aspercel." Allied's Chairman of the Board, Tom Dugan, wants a "jet-set" appeal campaign that will "give sour stomachs class and dignity."Actors
Kurt Russell
(Ronnie Gardner)
Dean Jones
(Fredrick 'Fred' Bolton)
Lloyd Bochner
(Archer Madison)
Diane Baker
(Suzie 'S.J' Clemens)
Morey Amsterdam
(Charlie Blake)
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