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Room at the Top (1959)
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January 1959 (UK) moreTagline:
A Savage Story of lust and ambitionPlot:
An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations moreUser Comments:
Classic moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Simone Signoret | ... | Alice Aisgill | |
| Laurence Harvey | ... | Joe Lampton | |
| Heather Sears | ... | Susan Brown | |
| Donald Wolfit | ... | Mr. Brown | |
| Donald Houston | ... | Charles Soames | |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Elspeth | |
| Allan Cuthbertson | ... | George Aisgill | |
| Raymond Huntley | ... | Mr. Hoylake | |
| John Westbrook | ... | Jack Wales | |
| Ambrosine Phillpotts | ... | Mrs. Brown | |
| Richard Pasco | ... | Teddy | |
| Beatrice Varley | ... | Aunt | |
| Delena Kidd | ... | Eva | |
| Ian Hendry | ... | Cyril | |
| April Olrich | ... | Mavis |
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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Features the first open reference to the sex act in a British film. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The story takes place in 1947, but all the women's fashions and hairstyles are strictly in the contemporary 1958 mode, when the film went before the cameras. moreFAQ
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This movie started one of the best of genres: the gritty Northern England working-class social dramas of the early '60s. DVD review.
An ambitious accountant gets involved with two quite different women with tragic results.
One of the best British movies ever. What recent movie from Britain has packed such a punch? Could be considered a romantic movie for men. Some great acting talent appear: Wolfit, Harvey, Sigornet, Cuthbertson, Huntley and Houston. I loved those terraced houses, factory chimneys, haircuts, class divisions, bombed-out buildings, fights, street and office scenes. But how could Harvey's character (who's only 25) be an ex-POW from the War when he would have been about 10? Best scene: the chat with the aunt and uncle: "Money marries money lad". Priceless final scene. Clayton (already a veteran in the industry as an assistant director) made a remarkable debut.
Room At The Top is one of the best British movies ever.