With laurence harvey jean simmons honor blackman michael craig.
Room at the top film review.
Joe lampton arrives in the thriving yorkshire town of warnley and sets out to elevate his social status by seducing wealthy industrialist s daughter susan brown.
It is one of the most important films in the history of british cinema and mercifully it is still one of the most remarkable dramatic productions of all time.
But he finds he is being sidelined at work and his private life manipulated by his father in law.
Room s power to touch audiences as it clearly did when it won the people s choice award at this year s toronto international film festival lies in the film s delicately rendered and highly relatable core relationship.
Simone signoret won an oscar for playing alice aisquill in room at the top.
It s gritty and fun to watch unfold.
It s why this small of budget yet large of heart drama is being pegged as a deserved awards season contender.
Room at the top movies.
In this sequel to room at the top 1959 joe lampton laurence harvey thinks he has really made it by marrying the boss s daughter in his northern mill town.
John braine 1922 1986 was a librarian in bingley yorkshire when his novel was published.
In room at the top working class accountant joe lampton laurence harvey moves to the northern english town of warnley to take on a new job and build a new life his ruthless ambition to rise in class and social status leads him to target a local millionaire s young daughter susan heather sears while aggressively attempting to woo her he has an affair with a married french woman alice.
Directed by ted kotcheff.
Audience reviews for room at the top.
Room at the top remains a highly satisfying and beautifully conceived study of the human experience.