Life at the Top (1965)
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.
Director:
Ted Kotcheff
Writer:
Mordecai Richler
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Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton |
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Jean Simmons as Susan Lampton |
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Honor Blackman as Norah Hauxley |
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Michael Craig as Mark |
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Donald Wolfit as Abe Brown |
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Robert Morley as Tiffield |
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Margaret Johnston as Sybil |
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Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Margaret Brown |
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Allan Cuthbertson as George Aisgill |
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Paul A. Martin as Harry |
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Frances Cosslett as Barbara |
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Ian Shand as Ralph Hethersett |
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George A. Cooper as Graffham |
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Nigel Davenport as Mottram |
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Andrew Laurence as McLelland |
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Geoffrey Bayldon as Industrial Psychologist |
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Denis Quilley as Ben |
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David Oxley as Tim |
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David McKail as Oscar |
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Paul Whitsun-Jones as Keatley |
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Charles Lamb as Wincastle |
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Michael Newport as Newspaper Boy |
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Richard Leech as Doctor |
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Ingrid Anthofer as Stripper |
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Harry Fowler as Magic Beans Man |
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Lewis Alexander as Sherry Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jack Armstrong as Pub Customer (uncredited) |
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Rex Arundel as Lord Mayor (uncredited) |
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Hyma Beckley as Sherry Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Ernest Blyth as Election Agent (uncredited) |
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Mark Burns as Tiffield Interview Panel (uncredited) |
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Robin Burns as Art Exhibition Visitor (uncredited) |
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Pauline Chamberlain as Woman at Party (uncredited) |
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Mark Colleano as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Peter Evans as Man at Party (uncredited) |
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Edward Fox as Office Supervisor (uncredited) |
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Victor Harrington as Board Member (uncredited) |
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Richard Neller as Election Agent (uncredited) |
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Dido Plumb as Art Exhibitor Visitor (uncredited) |
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Philip Stone as Tiffield Interview Panel (uncredited) |
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John Tatham as Gambler (uncredited) |
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Lockwood West as Board Member (uncredited) |
| Editing | Derek York | Editor |
| Writing | Mordecai Richler | Screenplay |
| Art | Edward Marshall | Art Direction |
| Directing | Ted Kotcheff | Director |
| Production | Jenia Reissar | Casting |
| Sound | Richard Addinsell | Original Music Composer |
| Production | James Woolf | Producer |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Braine | Novel |
| Crew | Saul Cooper | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Brian West | Camera Operator |
| Production | Charles Blair | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Production | William Kirby | Associate Producer |
| Lighting | Maurice Gillett | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Smallwood | Hairdresser |
| Production | John Woolf | Producer |
| Sound | Norman Bolland | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Kip Gowans | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jackie Cummins | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Marcus Dods | Conductor |
| Sound | Bob Jones | Sound Recordist |
| Art | David Ffolkes | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Phyllis Crocker | Continuity |
| Sound | Jonathan Bates | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Dawson | Costume Designer |