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Life at the Top (1965)

NR 12/14/1965 Drama 1h 57m
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The more they live it up the more they have to live it down!

Overview

Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives in the mill town of Warley in northern England. But his career seems to have plateaued, leaving him disillusioned. This feeling is only exacerbated when he discovers his wife's infidelity with local man Mark. So he takes up with attractive TV host Norah and moves with her to London, aiming to reignite the fire that drove him to the top.

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Mordecai Richler

Screenplay

Part of the At The Top Collection

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Top Billed Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Joe Lampton

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Susan Lampton

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Norah Hauxley

Michael Craig

Michael Craig

Mark

Donald Wolfit

Donald Wolfit

Abe Brown

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Tiffield

Margaret Johnston

Margaret Johnston

Sybil

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Mrs. Margaret Brown

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

George Aisgill

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Life at the Top (1965) - Joe fails the job interview

Life at the Top (1965) - Joe fails the job interview

Life at the Top (1965) Sat-4-Aug at 8pm / Wed-8-Aug at 9pm

Life at the Top (1965) Sat-4-Aug at 8pm / Wed-8-Aug at 9pm

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on September 5, 2024

As sequels go, this isn't half bad. Aspirational, working-class lad "Joe" (Laurence Harvey) has managed to marry the boss's daughter "Susan" (Jean Simmons), has the semi detached trappings of middle class luxury but his life consists little of substance. His career is going nowhere fast and he is soon being tempted by the visiting television star "Norah" (Honor Blackman) as his wife embarks on an affair de coeur of her own with the rather unfortunately wooden Michael Craig ("Mark"). Has he the fortitude to go it alone; does he even really want to? The story isn't as potent as "Room at the Top" (1959) but both Harvey and Simmons as well as a strong series of cameos from the likes of Sir Donald Wolfit and Robert Morley still work well to convey many of the frustrations of a young man trying ...

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