Room at the Top

Room at the Top
1959DramaRomance115 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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

  • Jack Clayton

    Director

  • Neil Paterson

    Screenplay

  • Mordecai Richler

    Writer

  • John Braine

    Novel

  • Freddie Francis

    Director of Photography

  • Ralph Kemplen

    Editor

  • Laurence Harvey

    Joe Lampton

  • Simone Signoret

    Alice Aisgill

  • Heather Sears

    Susan Brown

  • Donald Wolfit

    Mr. Brown

  • Donald Houston

    Charles Soames

  • Hermione Baddeley

    Elspeth

  • Beatrice Varley

    Aunt

  • Allan Cuthbertson

    George Aisgill

  • Raymond Huntley

    Mr. Hoylake

  • John Westbrook

    Jack Wales

  • Ambrosine Phillpotts

    Mrs. Brown

  • Richard Pasco

    Teddy

  • Delena Kidd

    Eva

  • Ian Hendry

    Cyril

  • April Olrich

    Mavis

  • Mary Peach

    June Samson

  • Anthony Newlands

    Bernard

  • Avril Elgar

    Miss Gilchrist

  • Thelma Ruby

    Miss Breith

  • Paul Whitsun-Jones

    Laughing Man at Bar

  • Derren Nesbitt

    Thug in Fight On Tow Path

  • Wendy Craig

    Joan (uncredited)

  • Prunella Scales

    Council Office Worker (uncredited)

  • Derek Benfield

    Man in Bar (uncredited)

  • Wallace Bosco

    Pub Customer (uncredited)

  • Miriam Karlin

    Gertrude (uncredited)

  • Michael Atkinson

    Grant (uncredited)

  • Hyma Beckley

    Civic Ball Attendee (uncredited)

  • Allan Bracewell

    Middle Aged Man (uncredited)

  • Bonita Bridgeman

    Bridesmaid (uncredited)

  • Yvonne Buckingham

    Girl at Window (uncredited)

  • Honora Burke

    Plump Woman (uncredited)

  • Richard Caldicot

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Isla Cameron

    Thespians Member (uncredited)

  • Angela Culbert

    Bridesmaid (uncredited)

  • Doreen Dawn

    High Stepping Girl (uncredited)

  • Basil Dignam

    Priest (uncredited)

  • Jane Eccles

    Mrs Thompson (uncredited)

  • Gilda Emmanuelli

    Ethel (uncredited)

  • Janina Faye

    Young Girl (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    115 minutes

    Released

    1959-01-22

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    Romulus Films

    Remus

    Sound

  • Mario Nascimbene

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    10 days ago

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