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Bookmark this pageRoom at the Top (1958)
Director: Jack Clayton
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From Time Out Film Guide
Acclaimed as the first British film to treat sex seriously - i.e. to show it as enjoyable rather than sinful - and as one of the first to show the North of England as it 'really was'. In retrospect, this adaptation of John Braine's Bradford-set novel, with its moral melodramatics as Laurence Harvey cheats his way to success (a good marriage) via the death of his 'true love' and the bed of his mistress (Signoret), may not stand the test of time. But it remains intriguing as a sort of Brief Encounter, '50s-style.Author: PH
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- lawrence ockerby said...
- Posted on Aug 03 2011 02:59 I remember first watching this movie. I was about twelve years old. At nearly fifty, Room at the Top has been a constent in my life. Something i can revisit when ever. Room at the top is my favourite film of all time. I love the story. I know the characters. I love whole feel. From Jack Clayton's direction to Freddie Francis' photography.
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Cast & crew
Director: Jack Clayton
Producer: John Woolf, James Woolf
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, Allan Cuthbertson, Hermione Baddeley, Raymond Huntley full cast
Duration: 117 mins
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