Life at the Top (film)
| Life at the Top | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Written by | Mordecai Richler John Braine (novel) |
| Produced by | James Woolf |
| Starring | Laurence Harvey Jean Simmons Honor Blackman Michael Craig Donald Wolfit |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Derek York |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 14 December 1965 (U.S.) |
Running time | 117 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Life at the Top is a 1965 drama film, a production of Romulus Films released by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was by Mordecai Richler, based on the novel Life at the Top by John Braine, and is a sequel to the film Room at the Top (1959). It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and produced by James Woolf with William Kirby as associate producer. The music score was by Richard Addinsell and the cinematography by Oswald Morris. The film's art director Edward Marshall received a 1966 BAFTA Award nomination.[1]
The film stars Laurence Harvey, once again playing Joe Lampton, with Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman and Michael Craig.
Plot
In Room at the Top Joe Lampton's escape from his working-class background through his seduction of, and marriage to, the daughter of a wealthy mill owner had been portrayed.
Ten years on Joe is living the dream of the successful young executive, complete with luxurious suburban house, white Jaguar, and two young children. Despite this, Joe finds it hard to stand face to face with himself.
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton
- Jean Simmons as Susan Lampton
- Honor Blackman as Norah Hauxley
- Michael Craig as Mark
- Donald Wolfit as Abe Brown
- Robert Morley as Tiffield
- Margaret Johnston as Sybil
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Brown
- Allan Cuthbertson as George Aisgill
- Paul A. Martin as Harry
- Frances Cosslett as Barbara
- Ian Shand as Hethersett
- George A. Cooper as Graffham
- Nigel Davenport as Mottram
- Andrew Laurence as McLelland
- Geoffrey Bayldon as Industrial Psychologist
- Denis Quilley as Ben
- David Oxley as Tim
- David McKail as Oscar
- Paul Whitsun-Jones as Keatley
- Charles Lamb as Wincastle
- Richard Leech as Doctor
- Rex Deering as Lord Mayor
- Harry Fowler as Magic Beans Man
- Lola Morice as Mrs. Keatley
See also
- Man at the Top, a 1970 TV series featuring Joe Lampton in later life.
References
- ^ "Edward Marshall". BAFTA. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
External links
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