Life at the Top
“The more they live it up the more they have to live it down!”
1965•NR•1h 57m•5.9•Released
Drama
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
Languages
English
Studio
Romulus Films
Cast
Laurence Harvey
Joe Lampton
Jean Simmons
Susan Lampton
Honor Blackman
Norah Hauxley
Michael Craig
Mark
Donald Wolfit
Abe Brown
Robert Morley
Tiffield
Margaret Johnston
Sybil
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Margaret Brown
Allan Cuthbertson
George Aisgill
Paul A. Martin
Harry
Frances Cosslett
Barbara
Ian Shand
Ralph Hethersett
George A. Cooper
Graffham
Nigel Davenport
Mottram
Andrew Laurence
McLelland
Production
Company
Romulus Films
Producer
James Woolf
Producer
John Woolf
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