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Life at the Top (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ted Kotcheff

Written By:
John Braine
Mordecai Richler

Actors:
Laurence Harvey ..... Joe Lampton
Jean Simmons ..... Susan Lampton
Honor Blackman ..... Norah Hauxley
Michael Craig ..... Mark
Donald Wolfit ..... Abe Brown
Robert Morley ..... Tiffield
Margaret Johnston ..... Sybil
Ambrosine Phillpotts ..... Mrs. Brown
Allan Cuthbertson ..... George Aisgill
Paul A. Martin ..... Harry
Frances Cosslett ..... Barbara
Ian Shand ..... Hethersett
George A. Cooper ..... Graffham
Nigel Davenport ..... Mottram
Andrew Laurence ..... McLelland

Synopsis:

Life at the Top is a belated sequel to Room at the Top, John Blaine's "angry young man" British novel that was made into a film in 1959. Laurence Harvey is back as Joe Lampton, the man-on-the-rise protagonist who in Room had given up true love in favor of a career-boosting (and antiseptic) marriage to his boss' daughter. Ten years have passed: Lampton is a business success, but utterly bored by his dead-end marital setup. His wife feels the same, and it isn't long before Mr. and Mrs. Lampton begin conducting separate affairs. While the original Room was a fairly accurate evocation of its era, Life at the Top works too hard and too noisily to be "mod," in reflection of the ethereal Swinging London era. The inclusion of flashbacks from Room at the Top, in which Harvey is seen making love to Simone Signoret, only serves to emphasize the shortcomings of the sequel. The best moments in the later version can be found in the early establishing scenes set in Yorkshire. Life at the Top was followed by a TV series called Man at the Top, starring Kenneth Haigh as Lampton, which in turn was followed by a theatrical feature of the same name.

Joe Lampton thought he had really made it by marrying the boss's daughter in his northern mill town. But he finds he is being sidelined at work and his private life manipulated by his father-in-law. Even so, he ignores an offer of a job in London and keeps away from attractive TV presenter Norah. When he finds his wife is having an affair, he reconsiders on both counts. But can he make it on his own ability down south?

Laurence Harvey turns in an excellent performance in this sequel to the highly successful Room At The Top which follows the life of a social climber whose self-doubt tarnishes his success. With his marriage to the boss' daughter on the rocks, Harvey finds himself embroiled in an affair with a London anchorwoman.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 05 November, 2011.

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