UK,
1959, 115 min
Directed by:
Jack ClaytonCinematography:
Freddie FrancisComposer:
Mario NascimbeneCast:
Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, Hermione Baddeley, Derren Nesbitt, John Westbrook, Jack Hedley, Ian Hendry (more)Plots(1)
The English factory town is dreary but Joe Lampton has landed a job with a future. To have something to do at night he joins a theatrical group. His boss's daughter Susan is playing ingenue roles on stage and in real life. She is attracted to Joe and Joe thinks about how much faster he will get ahead if he is the boss's son-in-law. This plan is complicated by his strong desire to be with an older woman who also belongs to the theatrical group. She is French and unhappily married. Joe believes he can get away with seeing both women. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1960 - Simone Signoret (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1960 - Neil Paterson (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1960 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1960 - Jack Clayton (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1960 - Laurence Harvey (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1960 - Hermione Baddeley (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1959 - Best Film
- 1959 - Simone Signoret (Best Foreign Actress)
- 1959 - Outstanding British Film
- 1959 - Donald Wolfit (Best British Actor)
- 1959 - Laurence Harvey (Best British Actor)
- 1959 - Hermione Baddeley (Best British Actress)
- 1959 - Mary Peach (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Golden Globes
- 1960 - Simone Signoret (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1959 - Best Film
- 1959 - Jack Clayton (Best Director)
- 1959 - Laurence Harvey (Best Actor)
- 1959 - Simone Signoret (Best Actress)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1959 - Simone Signoret (Best Actress)
- 1959 - Jack Clayton (Golden Palm - Official Competition)