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  1. Room at the Top is a 1959 British drama film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Braine. It was adapted by Neil Paterson (with uncredited work by Mordecai Richler ), directed by Jack Clayton (his feature-length debut), and produced by John and James Woolf. The film stars Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald ...

  2. Released Mar 30, 1959 1h 58m Drama List 100% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 81% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings An ambitious young man from a poor family, gets a job in a mill town in Northern England.

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  3. www.bfi.org.uk › film › a440ed01-a3b8-5675-bc48Room at the Top (1958) | BFI

    Neil Paterson. Featuring. Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Heather Sears. Running time. 117 minutes. This drama of social mobility in a northern factory town proved a landmark British film thanks to director Jack Clayton’s mature treatment of sexuality and class.

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  5. Dec 5, 2008 · Room At The Top (1959) -- (Movie Clip) This Is A Small Town City supervisor Hoylake (Raymond Huntley) has a piece of counsel for up-and-coming clerk Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey), regarding making his way in local society, in Room at the Top, 1959, from the novel by John Braine.

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  6. Room at the Top, released at the beginning of 1959, was the first of the 'new wave' films. It came from established industry producers, John and James Woolf, and was a huge box-office hit. This success opened up new possibilities for British filmmakers.

  7. Play Trailer. A savage story of lust and ambition. Overview. 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. John Braine. Novel. Neil Paterson. Screenplay. Mordecai Richler. Writer.

  8. Room At The Top actually received 6 Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) and won two times. In this one Laurence Harvey plays an ambitious young accountant that schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman,…

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