Room at the Top

Dec 29, 1958

1h 55m

★ 6.9

A savage story of lust and ambition

Overview

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Romulus Films

Remus

Room at the Top Trailers

Cast

Joe Lampton

Laurence Harvey

Alice Aisgill

Simone Signoret

Susan Brown

Heather Sears

Mr. Brown

Donald Wolfit

Charles Soames

Donald Houston

Elspeth

Hermione Baddeley

Aunt

Beatrice Varley

George Aisgill

Allan Cuthbertson

Mr. Hoylake

Raymond Huntley

Jack Wales

John Westbrook

Mrs. Brown

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Teddy

Richard Pasco

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