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Room at the Top (1959)

Movie"A savage story of lust and ambition"
Audience Score
68
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NR 1 hr 55 minMar 30th, 1959Drama, RomanceAt The Top Collection PosterPart of At The Top Collection
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An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
StarringLaurence HarveySimone SignoretHeather Sears
DirectorJack Clayton
WriterMordecai Richler

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 30th, 1959
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 30th, 1999 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Romulus Films, Remus
Movie Tags:
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At The Top Collection

Room at the Top is a 1959 British drama film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Braine. The film was widely lauded, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two. Room at the Top is seen as the first of the British New Wave of kitchen-sink-realism film dramas. It was followed by a sequel in 1965 entitled Life at the Top.