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.
- Released
- 1965-12-14
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mordecai Richler, Ted Kotcheff
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 17 votes
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton
- Jean Simmons as Susan Lampton
- Honor Blackman as Norah Hauxley
- Michael Craig as Mark
- Donald Wolfit as Abe Brown
- Robert Morley as Tiffield
- Margaret Johnston as Sybil
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Margaret Brown
- Allan Cuthbertson as George Aisgill
- Paul A. Martin as Harry
- Frances Cosslett as Barbara
- Ian Shand as Ralph Hethersett