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. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) a young working-class man who craves social and professional advancement moves to the wealthy Yorkshire town of Warnley to take up a job with the local council There he meets Susan the daughter of powerful local industrialist Mr Brown Quick to realise Susan&39;s potential value Joe pursues her and against the wishes of her father they begin seeing one another But Joe has fallen in love with Alice (Simone Signoret) - an older unhappily married French woman Inevitably their intense affair does not remain a secret; when Susan becomes pregnant Joe is finally forced to choose between the two women - and the opposing worlds that they represent Set in the socially restrictive climate of 1950s Yorkshire Jack Clayton&39;s Room at the Top was groundbreaking cinema Heralding the &39;new wave&39; of British realist filmmaking the film boldly explored sexual attitudes and the boundaries of class and wealth within small-town England A huge - and unexpected - box-office hit the film scored six Oscar nominations (including two wins - one for Best Writing and one for Simone Signoret as Best Actress) and seven BAFTA nominations (including wins for Best British Film Best Film from Any Source and Best Foreign Actress - again for Signoret&39;s blistering performance as Alice) Actors 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 Director Jack Clayton Certificate 12 years and over Year 1959 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 52 minutes (approx)
Classic 'kitchen sink drama' from the British New Wave of the 1960s. Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) is an ambitious young man who is tired of slaving away at his job and sets his sights on his boss's daughter, Susan, thinking she will provide a short-cut to the top. Hindered by his working class background, and frustrated by the opposition of Susan's parents, Joe seeks solace in the arms of a lonely older woman named Alice (Simone Signoret). But when he then inadvertently causes Alice's death in a road accident, Joe's whole world begins to unravel.
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