'' The Bespoke Overcoat '' is a 1956 British 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 . It won an Oscar at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957 for Best Short Subject ( Two-Reel ) . The play was performed at the Arts Theatre in London with Kossoff and Bass and was directed by Alec Clunes . The supporting cast was Harold Kasket and Oscar Quitak
29th Academy Awards
29th Academy Awards
The Bespoke Overcoat