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1965, 118 MINS, UK
(Romulus)
Based upon a second novel by John Braine,
the sombre, sometimes dreary but usually
honest drama picks up its narrative 10 years
later. The Mordecali Richler screenplay continues the story of the young, designing opportunist who rose to the top in social and
business standing, but at loss of his self-respect, as limned in Room. Now, however,
after having enjoyed the position he sought
for a decade, he is even more aware of the
necessity of clinging to his ideals and tries to
do something about a life he has found
empty.
Laurence Harvey continues in the mood of
his character in Room, now sales chief of his
millionaire father-in-law's woolen mills in a
sooty Yorkshire town. Jean Simmons as his
wife (replacing Heather Sears in original
role) has a rather unsympathetic character
which she nonetheless enacts persuasively.
yul brynner | christopher plummer | romy schneider
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CAST:
Some of the gloss of Room at the Top rubs off
on this follow-up, but the film lacks both the
motivation and rare subtlety which elevated
its predecessor.
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alfred hitchcock |
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grace kelly
olivia de havilland |
humphrey bogart
|
howard hawks
|
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charlie chaplin
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fritz lang
jean harlow |
greta garbo |
ava gardner |
audrey hepburn |
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dvds | videos yul brynner | christopher plummer | romy schneider
life at the top
al pacino | michelle pfeiffer
the godfather | the godfather part ii
marlon brando |
james caan |
diane keaton |
al pacino
laurence olivier |
clark gable
| vivien leigh | leslie howard
|
alfred hitchcock |
robert montgomery
|
grace kelly
olivia de havilland |
humphrey bogart
|
howard hawks
|
frank capra
|
charlie chaplin
|
lauren bacall
|
fritz lang
jean harlow |
greta garbo |
ava gardner |
audrey hepburn |
edward g. robinson
|
john garfield
erich von stroheim
|
wim wenders
|
madeleine carroll
|
marlene dietrich
|
rita hayworth
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