Directed by:
Jack ClaytonCinematography:
Freddie FrancisComposer:
Mario NascimbeneCast:
Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, Hermione Baddeley, Derren Nesbitt, John Westbrook, Jack Hedley, Ian Hendry (more)VOD (1)
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Blue-collar Joe Lampton secures a job in a small town ruled by a rich industrialist, vowing to climb to the top by courting the head honcho's daughter. But when Joe's plans get scuttled, he turns to Alice -- an older, married woman -- for comfort. (Netflix)
Cast
![Simone Signoret](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381939_9cc7fc.png)
Simone Signoret
German Empire
Best movies:
The Confession (1970)
The Cat (1971)
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
![Laurence Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272354_024a31.jpg)
Laurence Harvey
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Room at the Top (1959)
![Heather Sears](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160101_b27b78.jpg)
Heather Sears
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
The Black Torment (1964)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
![Donald Wolfit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281120_adcfa2.jpg)
Donald Wolfit
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Becket (1964)
Room at the Top (1959)
![Donald Houston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455779_d217ab.jpg)
Donald Houston
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
![Hermione Baddeley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525848_f2df27.jpg)
Hermione Baddeley
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Mary Poppins (1964)
![Derren Nesbitt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/383/161383685_d8a599.jpg)
Derren Nesbitt
UK
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Room at the Top (1959)
![John Westbrook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/690/160690205_f2039b.jpg)
John Westbrook
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
![Jack Hedley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/612/162612078_824a16.jpg)
Jack Hedley
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
![Ian Hendry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160102_b5f26c.jpg)
Ian Hendry
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Room at the Top (1959)
The Internecine Project (1974)
![Wendy Craig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279636_07b088.jpg)
Wendy Craig
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
The Servant (1963)
![John Moulder-Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/227/163227838_4c83ba.jpg)
John Moulder-Brown
UK
Best movies:
The Boys of Paul Street (1969)
Becket (1964)
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria (1973)
![Wilfrid Lawson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307318_d2437e.jpg)
Wilfrid Lawson
UK
Best movies:
Becket (1964)
Room at the Top (1959)
Pygmalion (1938)
Richard Pasco
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Arch of Triumph (1985) (TV movie)
![Anthony Newlands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/528/158528915_2b1972.jpg)
Anthony Newlands
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
Kaleidoscope (1966)
![Allan Cuthbertson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/298/159298351_dfccce.jpg)
Allan Cuthbertson
Australia
Best movies:
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Room at the Top (1959)
Freud (1962)
Mary Peach
South Africa
Best movies:
Far Pavilions, The (1984) (series)
Room at the Top (1959)
Scrooge (1970)
![Raymond Huntley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634267_037632.jpg)
Raymond Huntley
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
Breathless (1960)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Miriam Karlin
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Room at the Top (1959)
Children of Men (2006)
Paul Whitsun-Jones
UK
Best movies:
What's Good for the Goose (1969)
Room at the Top (1959)
Tunes of Glory (1960)