Life at the Top (film)

Life at the Top

Original film poster
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Produced by James Woolf
Written by Mordecai Richler
John Braine (novel)
Starring Laurence Harvey
Jean Simmons
Honor Blackman
Michael Craig
Donald Wolfit
Music by Richard Addinsell
Cinematography Oswald Morris
Edited by Derek York
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
 14 December 1965 (1965-12-14) (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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Edward Marshall". BAFTA. Retrieved 6 January 2012.


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