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Life at the Top

61% | Dec 14, 1965 | Drama

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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Ted Kotcheff
Director
Mordecai Richler
Screenplay

Cast

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Laurence Harvey
Joe Lampton
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Jean Simmons
Susan Lampton
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Honor Blackman
Norah Hauxley
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Donald Wolfit
Abe Brown

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