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      Room at the Top

      1959, Drama, 1h 58m

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      An ambitious young man from a poor family, gets a job in a mill town in Northern England. He woos the daughter of the richest man in town, but he also falls in love with a married woman with whom he has an intense affair. The married woman commits suicide and he finds himself married to a woman who loves him but whom he does not love.

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Jack Clayton

      • Producer: James Woolf, John Woolf

      • Writer: John Braine, Neil Paterson

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Continental Distributing Inc.

      • Production Co: Remus

      • Sound Mix: Mono

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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      • Mar 03, 2014
        One of the earliest British films that I have seen and also one of the most rewarding to watch. It's gritty and fun to watch unfold.
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      • Jan 08, 2012
        A powerful, influential movie. The launch point of the British New Wave, "Room at the Top" is more conventionally made than many of the '60s "kitchen sink" films that followed in its wake, yet its emotional punch is as hard as any works of its genre. A great script, and great acting from top to bottom. Laurence Harvey is iconic as the cold, ruthless, ladder-climbing Joe Lampton, and Simone Signoret's performance as his mistreated lover won the Best Actress Oscar (though her secondary part isn't as central as typical roles that win the award).
        eric b Super Reviewer
      • Mar 28, 2009
        A man who doesn't define himself is trapped, attached by the forceful and heavy chains of what society decides is best for him. If he conceals or denies his true self, the rest of the world will be oblivious, knowing he is nothing more than just another puppet among the million they own. Incredibly brave and provoking character study.
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      • Aug 28, 2008
        Beautiful performance by Simone Signoret, completely deserving of the Oscar awarded, and perhaps a career best one from Laurence Harvey in this fine examination of naked ambition, wrong choices and the price paid for them.
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