Studiocanal has announced that Room at the Top, director Jack Clayton's (The Great Gatsby, The Innocents) boundary-pushing and multi-Oscar-winning 1959 British classic, will be joining the Vintage Classics Collection and will be available to own on Blu-Ray, VD and Digital in March.

In post-war industrial Yorkshire, Joe Lampton (Lawrence Harvey) aims to seduce the boss's daughter as he attempts to climb the corporate ladder at work. But when his background holds him back, Joe seeks comfort with the unhappily married Alice (Simone Signoret) beginning an affair that will have devastating consequences. 

Based on the best-selling novel by John Braine, Room at the Top is Clayton's debut feature and is one of the earliest examples of the 'Kitchen Sink Drama' that helped pave the way for the incoming 'British New Wave' of film-makers. Featuring the first open reference to sex as well as the earliest depiction of adultery in a British film, it was a controversial film for the era and was initially refused a certificate by the censors before eventually securing an "X" certificate.

Starring Laurence Harvey (Women of Twilight, The Silent Enemy), Simone Signoret (Les Diaboliques, Ship of Fools), Heather Sears (The Story of Esther Costello, The Phantom of the Opera) and Donald Wolfit (Lawrence of Arabia, Beckett), the film went on to become a major box-office success and opened the floodgates for more adult orientated movies. The film also gained widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two: Best Actress (Signoret) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Paterson). At 2 minutes and 19 seconds, supporting actress Hermione Baddeley's (Mary Poppins, Brighton Rock) performance is the shortest Oscar-nominated performance in movie history.

Previously released in the UK on DVD by the now sadly defunct Network and on dual format Blu-ray and DVD by the BFI, Room at the Top will be released on UK Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms by Studiocanal as part of its Vintage Classics collection on 11 March 2024. Preorder prices on Amazon are at present £14.99 for the Blu-ray and £9.99 for the DVD.

BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:

• NEW Delena Kidd on Room at the Top
• Extract from BEHP Audio interview with Sir John Woolf
• Audio Commentary with Jo Botting
• Audio Commentary with Neil Sinyard
• Behind the Scenes stills gallery
• Trailer