Life at the Top (1965)

5.9/10 117 min Drama

Overview

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.

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

George A. Cooper

Graffham

Nigel Davenport

Mottram

Geoffrey Bayldon

Industrial Psychologist

Denis Quilley

Ben

David Oxley

Tim

David McKail

Oscar

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Keatley

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