Executive Suite -1954-

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Executive Suite
Another depiction of corporate greed with William Holden playing the good guy and Fredric March the bad guy. An excellent supporting cast featuring June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern among others.

Struggle for the soul of a corporation
This is a wonderful "business" film, one of the few that gives a reasonable treatment to the issues facing business today, not just fifty-five years ago. With a stellar cast, a world-class producer, and zero special effects, "Suite" delivers a powerful argument for the potential of business to do the right thing, to help people, and to serve customers. When William Holden, the brash head of research and development, tears off the leg of one of their products during his climatic tirade in the boardroom, you almost want to stand up and cheer for his cockeyed optimism, as Frederic March sweats in his chair as interim chairman. As a business professor, I have used the closing boardroom scene in this film for several years (before the DVD, in hard-to-find VHS format) as a vivid contrast to a similar scene from "Other people's money," to illustrate the conflicts within a company, making choices between the short- and long-run, between the customer and the employee, between the shareholder and the local citizen. In the end, we see a powerful argument for wealth creation, not just "maximizing shareholder value", as the most effective, long-term, sustainable business strategy is, as Holden says, to give customers what they want, at prices they can afford and, when better products come along, we give them those. Only then will companies truly thrive. Some aspects of the film are cliched, somewhat dated, yet effective: Holden's family life and struggle for a work-life balance, the vice president of sales' affair with his secretary, the womanizing director of communications. But they all ring true and they all still exist today, just not in black and white. The compact time line of the story helps build pressure without ringing false. This is a film that can be studied and discussed, not just enjoyed.

One of the best movies ever about the corporate world
I had seen this movie 15 years ago and could not wait to get it when it came on DVD. It is amazing to think that this movie is 55 years old and yet most of the dialogs and the themes in this movie are still very up to date. The film feature a very prestigious cast including William Holden, one of my favorite actors of all times and the so talented Fredric March who plays the greedy executive here in a breathtaking performance. The Director Robert Wise has directed very different movies ranging from "the Sound of Music" to "Star TreK' !!! this one is not that famous but should not be missed.

Wonderful Drama
You'll never see a movie like this on the contemporary movie screen. Grab it while you can!

Great Film
This a classic film. Great performances by all stars. A must see for every film buff. In fact, a must own.