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Room at the Top (1959)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:10
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Joe Lampton, a working-class man from northern England, gets a job as an accountant and sets his sights on the rich part of town known as "the top." He seduces the factory boss's inexperienced... Joe Lampton, a working-class man from northern England, gets a job as an accountant and sets his sights on the rich part of town known as "the top." He seduces the factory boss's inexperienced daughter, coldly putting aside his true feelings for Alice, a warmhearted but unhappily married woman. Although he realizes his ambitions, Joe must finally question whether having "a room at the top" is worth the loss of genuine love and affection. [More]
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Hermione Baddeley
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Hermione Baddeley
Director: Jack Clayton
Director: Jack Clayton
Screenwriter: Neil Paterson
Reviews for Room at the Top
Time has rained on its parade and it seems less daring when viewed today.
A seminal work that introduced the new British social realism tradition, this superbly acted film is an uncompromising indictment of the British class system; it launched the career of Jack Clayton, in his feature debut, as a new significant voice
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