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| Life at the Top | |
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| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Screenplay by | Mordecai Richler |
| Based on | Life at the Top 1962 novel by John Braine |
| Produced by | James Woolf |
| Starring | Laurence Harvey Jean Simmons Honor Blackman Michael Craig Donald Wolfit |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Derek York |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 117 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Life at the Top is a 1965 British drama film, a production of Romulus Films released by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was by Mordecai Richler, based on the 1962 novel Life at the Top by John Braine, and is a sequel to the film Room at the Top (1959). It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and produced by James Woolf, with William Kirby as associate producer.[1] The music score was by Richard Addinsell and the cinematography by Oswald Morris. The film's art director, Edward Marshall, received a 1966 BAFTA Award nomination.[2]
The film stars Laurence Harvey, once again playing Joe Lampton, with Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman and Michael Craig. Four actors reprised their roles from Room at the Top: Harvey, Donald Wolfit, Ambrosine Phillpotts and Allan Cuthbertson.
- ^ "Life at the Top". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Edward Marshall". BAFTA. Retrieved 6 January 2012.