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Life at the Top

The more they live it up the more they have to live it down!

5.9(17)19651h 57m2

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Language
English
Part of At The Top Collection · 2 films
  • adultery
  • based on novel or book
  • textile industry
  • bad father-in-law
  • sequel
  • yorkshire
  • british high society
  • kitchen sink realism

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Director

Ted Kotcheff

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR14 Dec 1965
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical13 Jan 1966
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical28 Jun 1966
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1817 Aug 1966
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical18 Jul 1966

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Life at the Top was released on 14 December 1965.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/5/2024

    7/10

    As sequels go, this isn't half bad. Aspirational, working-class lad "Joe" (Laurence Harvey) has managed to marry the boss's daughter "Susan" (Jean Simmons), has the semi detached trappings of middle class luxury but his life consists little of substance. His career is going nowhere fast and he is soon being tempted by the visiting television star "Norah" (Honor Blackman) as his wife embarks on an affair de coeur of h…

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