The Bespoke Overcoat is a 1956 British black and white short film directed by Jack Clayton, based on a 1953 play of the same name by Wolf Mankowitz. The story is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's short story The Overcoat with the action moved from Russia to the East End of London. In this version the protagonists are poor Jews working in the clothing trade, played by Alfie Bass and David Kossoff. It won an Oscar at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).

The Bespoke Overcoat (1955)
Directed by Jack Clayton
Genres - Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Ghost Film |
Release Date - Nov 1, 1955 |
Run Time - 37 min. |
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29th Academy Awards, Academy Award, Alec Clunes, Arts Theatre, Bass, Bespoke Overcoat, Best Short Subject, East End, Gogol, Harold Kasket, Kossoff, London, Oscar Quitak, Russia, Tale, The Overcoat
Alternate Titles
Den skräddarsydda rocken
SE
Der Mantel nach Maß
DE
El abrigo a la medida
PA
O casaco sob medida
BR
Płaszcz na zamówienie
PL
The Bespoke Overcoat
GB
Пальто на заказ
RU
外套
JP