Room at the Top
“A savage story of lust and ambition”
An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
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2 films
Cast
69 people
Laurence Harvey
Joe Lampton
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
The Alamo
Simone Signoret
Alice Aisgill
Known for
Diabolique
Casque d'Or
Heather Sears
Susan Brown
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
Donald Wolfit
Mr. Brown
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Becket
Donald Houston
Charles Soames
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
A Study in Terror
Hermione Baddeley
Elspeth
Known for
Mary Poppins
The Secret of NIMH
Beatrice Varley
Aunt
Known for
Hell Drivers
Allan Cuthbertson
George Aisgill
Known for
Edge of Darkness
Fawlty Towers
Raymond Huntley
Mr. Hoylake
Known for
The Mummy
Passport to Pimlico
John Westbrook
Jack Wales
Known for
The Tomb of Ligeia
The Lord of the Rings
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Brown
Known for
Carry On Cabby
Berserk!
Richard Pasco
Teddy
Known for
The Gorgon
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Jack Clayton Director · Neil Paterson Screenplay Mordecai Richler Writer
Worldwide gross $2.4M · United States release March 30, 1959 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,400,000
Production
Romulus Films
Production
Remus
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 29, 1958
Limited theatrical
United States · March 30, 1959
Theatrical
Austria
January 15, 1960 · Theatrical
Germany
July 31, 1959 · Theatrical
Greece
October 9, 1959 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 2, 1960 · Theatrical
Romania
April 10, 1961 · Theatrical
Russia
December 7, 1959 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 22, 1959 · Theatrical
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