Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives in the mill town of Warley in northern England. But his career seems to have plateaued, leaving him disillusioned. This feeling is only exacerbated when he discovers his wife's infidelity with local man Mark. So he takes up with attractive TV host Norah and moves with her to London, aiming to reignite the fire that drove him to the top.
Title | Life at the Top |
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Year | 1965 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | Romulus Films |
Cast | Laurence Harvey, Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman, Michael Craig, Donald Wolfit, Robert Morley |
Crew | Derek York (Editor), Mordecai Richler (Screenplay), Edward Marshall (Art Direction), Ted Kotcheff (Director), Jenia Reissar (Casting), Richard Addinsell (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | adultery, based on novel or book, textile industry, bad father-in-law, sequel, yorkshire, british high society, kitchen sink realism |
Release | Dec 14, 1965 |
Runtime | 117 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.20 / 10 by 14 users |