Executive Suite
1954 · Movie · NR · 104 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly, his vice-presidents rush to position themselves as the next leader. As meetings are called and alliances shift, rival executives jockey for votes and try to shape the company’s future.
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-04-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (63 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Executive Suite if you like sharp, star-studded corporate power struggles and boardroom infighting; Not for you if you want a more thrilling or action-driven movie, or if you prefer uplifting business dramas like The King and I.
Pros: stellar ensemble acting; sharp boardroom tension; stylish 1950s drama | Cons: plot can feel slow; corporate stakes may bore some; familiar rivalry beats
Themes
- big business
- vice president
Awards & recognition
- Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival · 1954
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1955 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1955 · nominated
Cast & crew
William Holden
as McDonald Walling
June Allyson
as Mary Blemond Walling
Barbara Stanwyck
as Julia O. Tredway
Fredric March
as Loren Phineas Shaw
Walter Pidgeon
as Frederick Y. Alderson
Shelley Winters
as Eva Bardeman
Paul Douglas
as Josiah Walter Dudley
Louis Calhern
as George Nyle Caswell
Dean Jagger
as Jesse Q. Grimm
Nina Foch
as Erica Martin
Directed by Robert Wise