Man at the Top (film)
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| Directed by | Mike Vardy |
| Produced by | Peter Charlesworth Jock Jacobsen |
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John Junkin Hugh Whitemore |
| Starring |
Kenneth Haigh Nanette Newman Harry Andrews |
| Music by | Roy Budd |
| Cinematography | Brian Probyn |
| Edited by | Chris Barnes |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-EMI |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Man at the Top is a 1973 British drama film directed by Mike Vardy and starring Kenneth Haigh, spun off from the television series Man at the Top which itself was inspired by the 1959 film Room at the Top and its sequel Life at the Top.
Joe Lampton is promoted to managing director of a pharmaceutical company, and becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman, who is also his father-in-law. But Joe makes a shocking discovery: his predecessor committed suicide because of his involvement in a drug that left 1000 African women sterile. Joe threatens to reveal all to the press, while Lord Ackerman seeks to persuade him otherwise, by offering him promotion to Chief Executive.
Shooting took place from 3 March to 7 April 1973.
The film was not a success at the box office.
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