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  1. Room at the Top is a 1959 British drama film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Braine. It was adapted by Neil Paterson (with uncredited work by Mordecai Richler), directed by Jack Clayton (his feature-length debut), and produced by John and James Woolf.

  2. 1959. Topics. Drama, Romance. Publisher. Romulus Films. Title: Room at the Top. Summary: An ambitious young accountant plots to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman. Directed by: Jack Clayton. Actors: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears.

    • 117 min
  3. Room at the Top. Date: 1959. Director: Jack Clayton. Production Company: Remus. Stars: Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears. Location (s): London, Surrey, West Yorkshire. Region (s): London R-S, North.

  4. Room at the Top was adapted from John Braine’s first novel, about an ambitious young man in a local government office in a large and bleak northern town who makes a set for a wealthy industrialist’s daughter, and - when thwarted - turns to an older married woman.

  5. Room at the Top opens with a man leaving a small town for somewhere bigger and better, but he has only escaped into new pains. Compared to some contemporary films the relationships are shown in a brutally raw way, with a bluntness…

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    • Romulus Films, Remus
    • Jack Clayton
  6. Room at the Top is a 1959 British drama film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Braine. The film was widely lauded, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two.

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  8. Based on the best-selling novel by John Braine, Room At The Top was Jack Clayton’s debut feature and is widely regarded as the film that kickstarted the British New Wave. Starring Laurence Harvey ( Women of Twilight, The Silent Enemy ), Simone Signoret ( Les Diaboliques, Ship of Fools ), Heather Sears ( The Story of Esther Costello, The ...

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