The Bespoke Overcoat
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| Directed by | Jack Clayton |
| Written by | Nikolai Gogol Wolf Mankowitz |
| Produced by | George K. Arthur Jack Clayton |
| Starring | Alfie Bass David Kossoff |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Suschitzky |
| Edited by | Stan Hawkes |
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| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £5,000 |
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).