- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1966-06-28
- Director: Ted Kotcheff
- Writers: John Braine , Mordecai Richler
- Language: English | Latin
- Stars: Laurence Harvey , Jean Simmons (I) (1929–2010) , Honor Blackman , Michael Craig , Donald Wolfit , Robert Morley (I) (1908–1992) , Margaret Johnston , Ambrosine Phillpotts , Allan Cuthbertson , Paul A. Martin
- Runtime: 117 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
- AKA: Livet på toppen (Norway) , Life at the Top (United Kingdom) , Zivot na vrhu , Leilão de Almas (Brazil) , Livet på toppen (Denmark) , Subasta de almas (Mexico) , Les chemins de la puissance (France, French Republic) , Viața în înalta societate (Romania) , Vivir en la cumbre (Spain) , Zivot na vrvot , Escândalo na alta roda (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Life at the Top , Ein Platz ganz oben (Austria) , Les chemins de la puissance (Belgium) , Elämää huipulla (Finland) , I megali zoi (Greece) , Att leva på toppen (Sweden) , Zirvedeki Hayat (Turkey) , Ein Platz ganz oben , Life at the Top (United States of America) , Flagrante adulterio (Italy)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0059389
Life at the Top Cast · · · ALL
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Laurence Harvey
Joe Lampton
Jean Simmons
(I)
(1929–2010)
Susan Lampton
Honor Blackman
Norah Hauxley
Michael Craig
Mark
Donald Wolfit
Abe Brown
Robert Morley
(I)
(1908–1992)
Tiffield
Margaret Johnston
Sybil
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Margaret Brown
Allan Cuthbertson
George Aisgill
Ian Shand
Ralph Hethersett
George A. Cooper
Graffham
Nigel Davenport
(1928–2013)
Mottram
Andrew Laurence
McLelland
Geoffrey Bayldon
Industrial Psychologist
Denis Quilley
Ben
David Oxley
Tim
David McKail
Oscar
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Keatley
Charles Lamb
Wincastle
Michael Newport
Newspaper Boy
Richard Leech
Doctor
Harry Fowler
Magic Beans Man
Edward Fox
Office Supervisor