Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1958 · 1h 55m

Room at the Top

Room at the Top poster

Director

Cast

Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton Simone Signoret as Alice Aisgill Heather Sears as Susan Brown Donald Wolfit as Mr. Brown Donald Houston as Charles Soames Hermione Baddeley as Elspeth

Crew

Freddie Francis — Director of Photography Ralph Kemplen — Editor Mario Nascimbene — Original Music Composer Neil Paterson — Screenplay Mordecai Richler — Writer John Braine — Novel

Tagline

A savage story of lust and ambition

Synopsis

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

Trailer

Room at the Top — Official Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

small town northern england based on novel or book blackmail pregnancy assault loss of virginity yorkshire guilt new job drunkenness kitchen sink realism

Key Collaborators

Jack Clayton Director Freddie Francis Director of Photography Ralph Kemplen Editor Mario Nascimbene Original Music Composer Neil Paterson Screenplay Mordecai Richler Writer John Braine Novel James Woolf Producer John Woolf Producer

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