Room at the Top (1958)

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7.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jack Clayton

Starring (View all)

Simone Signoret
Alice Aisgill

Laurence Harvey
Joe Lampton

Heather Sears
Susan Brown

Donald Wolfit
Mr. Brown

Donald Houston
Charles Soames

Hermione Baddeley
Elspeth

Allan Cuthbertson
George Aisgill

Raymond Huntley
Mr. Hoylake

Written by

John Braine
(novel)

Mordecai Richler
uncredited

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UN LUGAR EN LA CUMBRE

13 years, 4 months ago at Nov 20 0:03

Rath

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.

UPC: 089859821929

Tags: 1959 (3), Amateur Theater (1), Ambition (1), HQ (1), Vacation (1), Cocktail Party (1), Guilt (1), Church Of England (1), Extramarital Affair (1), Dominatrix (1), New Job (1), Backstage (1), Heiress (1), Job Interview (1), Job (1), 50's (1), Best Lead Actress Oscar (1), Industrialist (1)

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