ROOM AT THE TOP - BLU

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• Release Year: 1959
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: This brilliant British drama, with potent social commentary and a superb cast, portrays the story of a young man from a small mill town who claws his way to the top - any way he can! ; ; Laurence Harvey is the 'angry young man' who sacrifices his true love for the steamy Simone Signoret and marries the daughter of the factory boss, just so he can get ahead.; ; ; Signoret was imported from France to add the sex appeal and won herself an Academy Award for Best Actress for her efforts. Harvey was also nominated for his performance as the ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton, his most famous role, but lost out to Charlton Heston's Ben Hur. ; ; Neil Paterson also received an Oscar for Best Screenplay. A powerful adaption of the novel by John Braine with skillful direction from newcomer Jack Clayton.
• Cast: Pamela Manson, Harry Moore, Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, Hermione Baddeley, Allan Cuthbertson, Raymond Huntley, John Westbrook, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Richard Pasco, Beatrice Varley, Delena Kidd, Ian Hendry, April Olrich, Mary Peach, Avril Elgar, Thelma Ruby, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Derren Nesbitt, Michael Atkinson, Derek Benfield, Allan Bracewell, Bonita Bridgeman, Yvonne Buckingham, Honora Burke, Richard Caldicot, Isla Cameron, Wendy Craig, Angela Culbert, Doreen Dawn, Basil Dignam, Jane Eccles, Anthony Elgar, Gilda Emmanuelli, Kathleen Fox, Everley Gregg, Anne Gunning, May Hallatt, Jack Hedley, Andrew Irvine, Stephen Jack, Miriam Karlin, Ruth Kettlewell, Pat Lanski, Wilfrid Lawson, Joan Leake, Anne Leon, Annie Leon, Linda Leon, Denis Linford, Eric Louro, Bill Morgan, John Moulder-Brown, Kendrick Owen, Katharine Page, Bob Palmer, Edward Palmer, Mandy Priestley, Sheila Raynor, Prunella Scales, Julian Somers, Hazel Sutton, Sandra Thompson, Kenneth Waller, John Welsh, Brian Worth, Jack Clayton, Neil Paterson, John Braine, Mordecai Richler
• Director: Jack Clayton
• Runtime: 1:58
• Company: VCI Entertainment, Magic Lantern
• Media Format: Movie