Room at the Top

Landmark British "kitchen sink" drama stars Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton, a dissatisfied war veteran who'll stop at nothing to rise from his lowly accountant job, even if it means scheming to marry a factory owner's daughter (Heather Sears) while having an affair with an older married woman (Simone Signoret, who won a Best Actress Academy Award). Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, Hermione Baddeley co-star. 117 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.