Room at the Top

Film

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Time Out says

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.

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Release details

UK release:

1958

Duration:

117 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

Jack Clayton

Cast:

Hermione Baddeley, Allan Cuthbertson, Donald Houston, Donald Wolfit, Heather Sears, Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Raymond Huntley

Music:

Mario Nascimbene

Art Director:

Ralph Brinton

Editor:

Ralph Kemplen

Cinematography:

Freddie Francis

Screenwriter:

Neil Paterson

Producer:

James Woolf, John Woolf

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Rated as: 5/5 (1 rating)

  • 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.

    lawrence ockerby Wed Aug 3 2011
    Rated as: 5/5
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