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Life at the Top

Drama

In this sequel to Room at the Top (1958), Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) thinks he has 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.

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Cast

Ted Kotcheff

Director

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

PA

Paul A. Martin

Harry

FC

Frances Cosslett

Barbara

IS

Ian Shand

Hethersett

George A. Cooper

Graffham

Nigel Davenport

Mottram

AL

Andrew Laurence

McLelland

Geoffrey Bayldon

Industrial Psychologist

Denis Quilley

Ben

David Oxley

Tim

JB

John Braine

Writer

Mordecai Richler

Writer

Mga Komento

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MbongoJun 7, 2023

9𝑖𝑛𝑒11🐊Nov 16, 2022

Life at the Top

Zedd FilmsNov 16, 2022

This worthy sequel to "Room At the Top" (1958) reunites a few from the old gang, Laurence Harvey, Donald Wolfitt, and Allan Cuthbertson and welcomes Honor Blackman, Nigel Davenport and Robert Morley. Heather Sears has morphed, somewhat improbably, into Jean Simmons. DP Oswald Morris conveys a sense of doom in the saga of Joe Lampton, which could be subtitled, "you may take the boy out of the proletariat, but you can't take the proletarian out of the boy." Rigid class divisions, more a feature of England than most other countries, are clearly limned here. John Braine's themes of sin, forgiveness and redemption are well-articulated.

TiminiNov 16, 2022

I enjoyed this more than Room at the Top, there was more of a storyline and Laurence Harvey wasn't quite so wooden. Jean Simmonds was far stronger as Joes wife, Susan, than Heather Sears in the first film, and this gave a lot more bite to the relationship. A lot was made of the canal-side development, but this never reached a conclusion. It was just left hanging as the film concluded the other storylines. The first film was set in 1947 and this was 10 years on, so Harry's 10th birthday would have been early 1958, but there were at least two references to be set in the 1960s. The first, in the background is the soundtrack album for Never on a Sunday, which was released in 1960. Also, Joe telling his father-in-law about his halitosis refers to a Christmas Party in '61 and by inference this was at least a couple of years previously.

KhaboninaQNov 16, 2022

By Allah, this movie depressed me. Not many people are like a brain this movie because they all have their flaws and of course that is like real life still at remains and moving you want to be entertained where is the entertainment offered in this film flick are not really the kind you want to write home to your parents about and because of this once again the movie ends up to be pretty boring especially if you haven't read your original book on which this movie by the way even is a sequel on so you wonder what it is all about and then when you watch the movie you cannot help but feeling disappointed in the depressing life choices some of the characters are making. Personally I did not dislike the acting performances and by Allah Jean Simmons is always a wonderful marvel to look it. Mashallah!!

Corey MavukaNov 16, 2022

Great performances from everyone but the story is just depressing, sad and frustrating. One has to ask what's the point? People make mistakes, people make wrong decisions but if they show you unlikeable characters you start thinking, who cares.

Yussif FatimaNov 16, 2022

Still valid and with a great cast and storyline. Harvey shows a greater range of acting ability in this role and Simmons is excellent, as is Honor Blackman. Edward Fox makes his first appearance in film - for about 20 seconds !!

Lii Ne ArNov 16, 2022

Well it was more of a shotgun than a dream marriage.So in this sequel it all rather goes pear shaped for Joe Lampton.Jean Simmonds now plays the rather cynical wife.Donald Wolfit as eversteals the scenes.However in the end Joe realised he is in a prison of his own making.

الرشروش الدرويشNov 16, 2022

LIFE AT THE TOP is a little-known sequel to the 1959 classic ROOM AT THE TOP, the film that helped usher in the 'angry young man' sub-genre of film. It's bolstered by another towering performance from Laurence Harvey, who seethes with working-class resentment despite having 'made it' in his world. The story this time around is slightly more inferior and less dramatic than that of the first film's, too much bogged down with domestic strife involving Jean Simmonds. The good news is that there's an excellent ensemble cast bringing the material to life, particularly Honor Blackman as yet another vivacious character for her resume.

lillyafeNov 16, 2022

The Kitchen Sink was beginning to get a bit clogged up by the time "Life at the Top" appeared. This was the sequel to Jack Clayton's "Room at the Top" and the critical reception was a good deal cooler than it was back in 1959 which was a pity as this is a pretty good film. Joe, (Laurence Harvey, obviously, and very good indeed), hasn't really changed his ways. He's still married to the boss' daughter, (now played by a superb Jean Simmons), but he embarks on an affair with TV anchor woman Honor Blackman while wife Susan plays around with Harvey's friend Michael Craig. There isn't a great deal that is new in Mordecai Richler's script which basically rehashes the first picture, (and Blackman is certainly no match for Signoret), but director Ted Kotcheff keeps it ticking along very nicely and Oswald Morris' cinematography is definitely a bonus. In the end it boils down to the chemistry between Harvey and Simmons and they certainly rise to the occasion. No classic then but no turkey either.

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