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Room at the Top
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About 1959 film by Jack Clayton
Genres drama
Directed by Jack Clayton
Written by Mordecai Richler, John Braine, Neil Paterson
Starring Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Hermione Baddeley, Heather Sears, John Moulder-Brown, Miriam Karlin, Jack Hedley, Donald Wolfit
Music Mario Nascimbene
Runtime 117 min
Country United Kingdom
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