---
title: 'Room at the Top (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Clayton'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/room-at-the-top-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053226/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Room at the Top (1959)

1959 · 117 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Room at the Top is a 1958 British drama film based on the 1957 novel by John Braine. It was adapted by Neil Paterson, directed by Jack Clayton, and produced by John and James Woolf. The film stars Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, and Hermione Baddeley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Clayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-clayton)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Paterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-paterson), [Mordecai Richler](https://cinepixo.com/people/mordecai-richler), [John Braine](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-braine)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Producer:** [John and James Woolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-and-james-woolf)
- **Director of Photography:** [Freddie Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-francis)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Kemplen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-kemplen)

## Cast

- [Donald Wolfit](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-wolfit)
- [Ambrosine Phillpotts](https://cinepixo.com/people/ambrosine-phillpotts)
- [Raymond Huntley](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-huntley)
- [Allan Cuthbertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-cuthbertson)
- [Simone Signoret](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-signoret)
- [John Westbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-westbrook)
- [John Moulder-Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-moulder-brown)
- [Wilfrid Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-lawson)
- [Heather Sears](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-sears)
- [Laurence Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-harvey)
- [Hermione Baddeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermione-baddeley)
- [Donald Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-houston)
- [Miriam Karlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-karlin)
- [Jack Hedley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hedley)

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