Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.
Acting
Peck's restrained breakdown is masterclass repression.
Writing
Johnson's script weaponizes polite 1950s dialogue.
Director
Nunnally Johnson
Gregory Peck
Tom Rath
Jennifer Jones
Betsy Rath
Fredric March
Ralph Hopkins
Marisa Pavan
Maria Montagne
Lee J. Cobb
Judge Bernstein
Ann Harding
Helen Hopkins
Keenan Wynn
Sgt. Caesar Gardella
Gene Lockhart
Bill Hawthorne
Gigi Perreau
Susan Hopkins
Arthur O'Connell
Gordon Walker
Henry Daniell
Bill Ogden
Tristram Coffin
Byron
Joy Harmon
Dorothy Phillips
Mr. Hopkins' Maid
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