Room at the Top
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Room at the Top is a landmark 1959 British drama film that helped launch the British New Wave movement with its gritty portrayal of class ambition and social realism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Room at the Top canonical | 4 |
| Room at the Top (1959 film) | 3 |
| Room at the Top by John Braine | 1 |
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Target entity: Room at the Top Context triple: [British New Wave, notableWork, Room at the Top]
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Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1963 British comedy-drama film about a young fantasist escaping his mundane life through elaborate daydreams, widely regarded as a classic of the British New Wave.
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Angry Young Men
Angry Young Men were a group of mid-20th-century British writers and playwrights known for their outspoken criticism of the class system and postwar social conditions.
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C.
Cathy Come Home
Cathy Come Home is a landmark 1966 British television drama directed by Ken Loach that powerfully exposed issues of homelessness and social injustice, influencing public opinion and housing policy in the UK.
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D.
This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed is a 1944 British drama film directed by David Lean, adapted from Noël Coward’s play about the lives of a lower-middle-class London family between World War I and World War II.
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E.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock is a 1947 British film noir crime drama, based on Graham Greene’s novel, in which Richard Attenborough gives a defining performance as the ruthless young gangster Pinkie Brown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Room at the Top Target entity description: Room at the Top is a landmark 1959 British drama film that helped launch the British New Wave movement with its gritty portrayal of class ambition and social realism.
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A.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1963 British comedy-drama film about a young fantasist escaping his mundane life through elaborate daydreams, widely regarded as a classic of the British New Wave.
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B.
Angry Young Men
Angry Young Men were a group of mid-20th-century British writers and playwrights known for their outspoken criticism of the class system and postwar social conditions.
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C.
Cathy Come Home
Cathy Come Home is a landmark 1966 British television drama directed by Ken Loach that powerfully exposed issues of homelessness and social injustice, influencing public opinion and housing policy in the UK.
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D.
This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed is a 1944 British drama film directed by David Lean, adapted from Noël Coward’s play about the lives of a lower-middle-class London family between World War I and World War II.
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E.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock is a 1947 British film noir crime drama, based on Graham Greene’s novel, in which Richard Attenborough gives a defining performance as the ruthless young gangster Pinkie Brown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Actress
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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best British Film NERFINISHED ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Room at the Top (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | John Braine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Freddie Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Jack Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Kemplen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Halifax, West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joe Lampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | British New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mario Nascimbene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gritty portrayal of class ambition
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landmark of British New Wave movement ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
James Woolf
NERFINISHED
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John Woolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtime | 117 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Neil Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| starred |
Allan Cuthbertson
NERFINISHED
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Ambrosine Phillpotts NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Wolfit NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Sears NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione Baddeley NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone Signoret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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class ambition ⓘ class conflict ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
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