Life at the Top (film)

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.

Contents

• Plot
• Cast
• References

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