Room at the Top (1959)


Room at the Top
7.7 Listal rating
7.8 IMDB rating
Directed by


Starring (View all)
Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Alice Aisgill
Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Joe Lampton
Heather Sears

Heather Sears

Susan Brown
Donald Wolfit

Donald Wolfit

Mr. Brown
Donald Houston

Donald Houston

Charles Soames
Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

George Aisgill
Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Mr. Hoylake


Written by (View all)
Neil Paterson

Neil Paterson

(screenplay)
John Braine

John Braine

(novel)


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UN LUGAR EN LA CUMBRE

1 year, 6 months ago at Nov 19 18:03
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A pesar de encontrarnos ya a tantos años vista de su realización, un título tan representativo como el presente (avanzadilla del "Free Cinema" británico), no me da la sensación de que haya perdido vigencia en la actualidad, como he leído en alguna parte. Aunque su discurso puede no ser tan virulento como en el momento de su rodaje, la crítica que se hace al "stablishment" sigue siendo vál... read more
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An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
Release date : 22 January 1959
UPC: 089859821929
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UN LUGAR EN LA CUMBRE

“A pesar de encontrarnos ya a tantos años vista de su realización, un título tan representativo como el presente (avanzadilla del "Free Cinema" británico), no me da la sensación de que haya perdido vigencia en la actualidad, como he leído en alguna parte. Aunque su discurso puede no ser tan virulento como en el momento de su rodaje, la crítica que se hace al "stablishment" sigue siendo válida en la actualidad, por muy esquemático o parcial que sea cuanto pone en solfa.

Lo más destacable de la película reside en su forma de reflejar la parte afectiva sus protagonistas (muy brillante en su papel Simone Signoret), quizá más que su eje narrativo, el retrato de su personaje principal (Laurence Harvey), un arribista poseído por la ambición, demasiado contradictorio, plan” read more

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"In a interview given to Australian radio in 1985 Morrissey said: "But yet from I think 'Room At The Top' and 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning' onwards, people were just allowed to be real instead of being glamorous and Hollywoodian." "


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