Room at the Top

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A surprise worldwide success and Oscar winner when released in 1959, this budget DVD edition of The Room at the Top shows that the trenchant drama has retained all of its power over the decades. The widescreen source print used is in relatively good shape but the digital transfer isn't exactly top drawer, displaying a lot of image breakup and pixilation. This is a shame because Freddie Francis' camera work here is beautiful and deserves a near-perfect presentation (Francis also shot The Elephant Man, The Straight...
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Overview

A surprise worldwide success and Oscar winner when released in 1959, this budget DVD edition of The Room at the Top shows that the trenchant drama has retained all of its power over the decades. The widescreen source print used is in relatively good shape but the digital transfer isn't exactly top drawer, displaying a lot of image breakup and pixilation. This is a shame because Freddie Francis' camera work here is beautiful and deserves a near-perfect presentation (Francis also shot The Elephant Man, The Straight Story, and the remake of Cape Fear). The transfer is still better than previous video versions and the Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono audio track is clean and well balanced. As extras the DVD features trailers for a plethora of VCI Home Video releases and star biographies.
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All Movie Guide - Richard Gilliam
Room at the Top is somewhat tame by current standards, but in 1959 it caused the British Board of Film Censors to loosen their standards and allow the film's unusually frank dialogue. The British public was unaccustomed to films in which characters might admit that they enjoyed sex, and, as such, Room at the Top represented a breakthrough, even though it's a minor part of the film. Newfound frankness notwithstanding, the story is conventionally moralistic in its disapproval of its protagonist, who opts for the comfort of money over the ideals of love, honor, and compassion. The lead performances are first-rate. Simone Signoret won a Best Actress Oscar, though the film lost Best Picture to Ben-Hur. Also receiving an Oscar was screenwriter Neil Paterson, who adapted the John Braine source novel.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 11/30/1999
  • UPC: 089859821929
  • Original Release: 1959

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  • Source: Vci Video
  • Aspect Ratio: Vistavision (1.66:1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Black & White
  • Time: 1:58:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Laurence Harvey Joe Lampton
Simone Signoret Alice Aisgill
Heather Sears Susan Brown
Donald Wolfit Mr. Brown
Donald Houston Charlie Soames
Ambrosine Phillpotts Mrs. Brown
Hermione Baddeley Elspeth
Raymond Huntley Mr. Hoylake
John Westbrook Jack Wales
Allan Cuthbertson George Aisgill
Mary Peach June Samson
Thelma Ruby Miss Breith
Anne Leon Janet
Wendy Craig Joan
Avril Elgar Miss Gilchrist
Beatrice Varley Aunt
Miriam Karlin Gertrude
Richard Pasco Teddy
April Olrich Mavis
Everley Gregg Mayoress
Basil Dignam Priest
Paul Whitsun-Jones Man at Bar
Yvonne Buckingham Girl at Window
Doreen Dawn High-stepping Girl
Michael Atkinson
Derek Benfield
Richard Caldicot
Isla Cameron
Anthony Elgar
Ann Gunning
May Hallatt
Jack Hedley
Ian Hendry Cyril
Stephen Jack Darnley
Ruth Kettlewell Thespians member
Delena Kidd Eva
Wilfred Lawson Uncle Nat
Harry Moore
Derren Nesbitt
Anthony Newlands
Katherine Page
Bob Palmer
Edward Palmer
Prunella Scales
Sheila Raynor
Julian Somers
Kenneth Waller
John Welsh Mayor
Brian Worth
Technical Credits
Jack Clayton Director
Ralph W. Brinton Art Director
Freddie Francis Cinematographer
Peter Handford Sound/Sound Designer
Ralph Kemplen Editor
Mario Nascimbene Score Composer
Neil Paterson Screenwriter
Tony Sforzini Makeup
James Ware Production Manager
James Woolf Producer
John Woolf Producer
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Chapter Search
1. Main Titles [2:17]
2. The New Accountant [4:16]
3. Meeting The Thespians [6:54]
4. A Day At The Races [3:51]
5. Cocktails With Alice [6:12]
6. A Call From Joe [1:22]
7. Alice Has Domestic Problems [3:32]
8. Movie Date With Susan Brown [3:47]
9. Blackmail [4:00]
10. Sparrow Hill [3:37]
11. A Trip Home [6:55]
12. Susan Takes A Trip [1:16]
13. Lover's Nest [4:32]
14. "You've Getting Keen On Alice" [5:13]
15. "Good-bye Alice'|00:03:31|}
16. Reunion With Susan [5:59]
17. "Joe,Be Gentle With Me" [4:32]
18. "I Love You,Alice" [2:42]
19. Cottage At The Shore [8:40]
20. Complications [4:08]
21. An Offer From Brown [5:51]
22. The Bride-To-Be [2:48]
23. Only Loving Friends [5:17]
24. Tragedy [4:35]
25. Penance [7:56]
26. Wedding Bells [3:13]
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Menu

Side #1 --
   Play
   Biographies
      Laurence Harvey
      Simone Signoret
   Previews
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A Simone Signoret 'must have'

    It is, quite simply, the finest film ever made about the English class system, particularly in the post- WWII period. It also presents Simone Signoret with her perfect role: sexy, loving, vulnerable, and scathingly direct. The defense of her early years, posing as an artist's model in France, is magnificent. It's a film that repays each successive viewing. When I purchased my first video recorder, it was to have a copy of this film for the rest of my life.

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