Room at the Top
1959
7.8
Room at the Top

'Room at the Top' trivia and fun facts

Jack Clayton is a replace

Jack Clayton replaced Peter Glenville as director.

Second french actress Oscar winner

With her Oscar win, Simone Signoret became the second French actress to win the Academy Award (Claudette Colbert was the first in 1934).

The shortest Oscar-nominated performance

At 2 minutes and 19 seconds, Hermione Baddeley's performance is the shortest Oscar-nominated performance in movie history.

Smoking is not good

The film was noted for the excessive amount of cigarette smoking. Both Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret died from smoking-related cancers.

First sex reference

Features the first open reference to the sex act in a British film.

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