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Room at the Top

  • 1958
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
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DramaRomance

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

  • Director
    • Jack Clayton
  • Writers
    • Neil Paterson
    • John Braine
    • Mordecai Richler
  • Stars
    • Laurence Harvey
    • Simone Signoret
    • Heather Sears
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    6.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Clayton
    • Writers
      • Neil Paterson
      • John Braine
      • Mordecai Richler
    • Stars
      • Laurence Harvey
      • Simone Signoret
      • Heather Sears
    • 66User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 10 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Hermione Baddeley in Room at the Top (1958)
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    Laurence Harvey in Room at the Top (1958)
    Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
    Laurence Harvey, Heather Sears, and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
    Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
    Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
    Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
    Laurence Harvey and Heather Sears in Room at the Top (1958)
    Room at the Top (1958)
    Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)

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    Laurence Harvey
    Laurence Harvey
    • Joe Lampton
    Simone Signoret
    Simone Signoret
    • Alice Aisgill
    Heather Sears
    Heather Sears
    • Susan Brown
    Donald Wolfit
    Donald Wolfit
    • Mr. Brown
    Donald Houston
    Donald Houston
    • Charles Soames
    Hermione Baddeley
    Hermione Baddeley
    • Elspeth
    Allan Cuthbertson
    Allan Cuthbertson
    • George Aisgill
    Raymond Huntley
    Raymond Huntley
    • Mr. Hoylake
    John Westbrook
    • Jack Wales
    Ambrosine Phillpotts
    Ambrosine Phillpotts
    • Mrs. Brown
    Richard Pasco
    Richard Pasco
    • Teddy Merrick
    Beatrice Varley
    Beatrice Varley
    • Aunt
    Delena Kidd
    • Eva
    Ian Hendry
    Ian Hendry
    • Cyril
    April Olrich
    • Mavis
    Mary Peach
    Mary Peach
    • June Samson
    Anthony Newlands
    Anthony Newlands
    • Bernard
    Avril Elgar
    Avril Elgar
    • Miss Gilchrist
    • Director
      • Jack Clayton
    • Writers
      • Neil Paterson
      • John Braine
      • Mordecai Richler(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The honoring of leftist French-Jewish actress Simone Signoret, a self-described Communist "fellow traveler," with an Oscar led veteran right-wing columnist Hedda Hopper to resign from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    • Goofs
      The story takes place in 1947, but all the women's fashions and hairstyles are strictly in the contemporary 1958 mode.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Susan Brown: Joe, wasn't it absolutely the most wonderful wedding? Now we really belong to each other, till death us do part. Darling, you're crying! I believe you really are sentimental after all.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Roses from the South
      (uncredited)

      Music by Johann Strauss

      Arranged by Lambert Williamson

    User reviews66

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    9/10
    A landmark film
    I recently viewed this film from 1959 and was totally riveted to it. It is a timeless love story set in post-war Britain with the incomparable Simone Signoret and Laurence Harvey at the centre of the storm. The background highlights the struggle between class and ambition in 1950's Britain. Laurence Harvey plays Joe Lampton, the "angry young man" who is motivated to make something of himself in a world that he is not comfortable with. Harvey portrays a new kid on the block who has taken a job at city hall, where he works with other young men like himself. He and his buddies remind us of randy high school students discovering the world and women all at once.

    While Joe shows all the aptitudes necessary for advancement, he is a man of principle who inherits the hostility of the working class that flares up when provoked by snide remarks about where he came from. He has trouble playing the game but no trouble attracting the attention of the ladies. At first attracted to the daughter of a local tycoon, he knows that he is an outsider and seeks the advice and friendship of an older woman - the genuine and magnetic Signoret, who plays the lovelorn wife of a local businessman and philanderer. Over time, he falls deeply in love with the older woman and the time they spend alone provides some of the most compelling scenes you are likely to find in the cinema of the 1950's. After successfully wooing her, he runs headlong into the realities of life, leading to a gut-wrenching climax, which you won't forget.
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    • Feb 11, 2008

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Der Weg nach oben
    • Filming locations
      • Halifax Railway Station, Horton Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK(Opening shots; Warnley station)
    • Production companies
      • Romulus Films
      • Remus
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    • Budget
      • £280,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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