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A Place in the Sun

  • 19511951
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
23K
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Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun (1951)
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DramaRomance
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
23K
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    • George Stevens
  • Writers
    • Theodore Dreiser(novel "An American Tragedy")
    • Patrick Kearney(play adapted from the novel)
    • Michael Wilson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Montgomery Clift
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Shelley Winters
    • George Stevens
  • Writers
    • Theodore Dreiser(novel "An American Tragedy")
    • Patrick Kearney(play adapted from the novel)
    • Michael Wilson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Montgomery Clift
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Shelley Winters
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 188User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 6 Oscars

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    A Place in the Sun
    Trailer 2:35
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    Full Episode 7:02
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    Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun (1951)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun (1951)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun (1951)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun (1951)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun (1951)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Frieda Inescort, and Sara Taylor in A Place in the Sun (1951)
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    "A Place in the Sun" Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift 1951 Paramount
    "A Place in the Sun" Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift 1951 Paramount
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    Montgomery Clift
    Montgomery Clift
    • George Eastman
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Angela Vickers
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • Alice Tripp
    Anne Revere
    Anne Revere
    • Hannah Eastman
    Keefe Brasselle
    Keefe Brasselle
    • Earl Eastman
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Bellows
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Dist. Atty. R. Frank Marlowe
    Herbert Heyes
    Herbert Heyes
    • Charles Eastman
    Shepperd Strudwick
    Shepperd Strudwick
    • Anthony Vickers
    Frieda Inescort
    Frieda Inescort
    • Mrs. Ann Vickers
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • Louise Eastman
    Walter Sande
    Walter Sande
    • Art Jansen - George's Attorney
    Ted de Corsia
    Ted de Corsia
    • Judge R.S. Oldendorff
    John Ridgely
    John Ridgely
    • Coroner
    Lois Chartrand
    • Marsha
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Rev. Morrison
    Robert J. Anderson
    Robert J. Anderson
    • Eagle Scout
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
      • George Stevens
    • Writers
      • Theodore Dreiser(novel "An American Tragedy")
      • Patrick Kearney(play adapted from the novel)
      • Michael Wilson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In her autobiography, Shelley Winters described producer and director George Stevens' way of working: "He would discuss the scene, but not the lines, and would photograph the second or third rehearsal so the scene had an almost improvisatory quality. Stevens would print the first take, then spend the next three hours minutely rehearsing the scene, then film it again. He explained to me that in this way he often got actors' unplanned reactions that were spontaneous and human and often exactly right. And often when actors overintellectualize or plan their reactions, they aren't as good."
    • Goofs
      Alice Tripp is wearing different shoes when she starts walking home from the movie with George Eastman than she is when they are close to where she lives. When Shelley Winters pointed out to director George Stevens that the brown and white shoes she was wearing turned to black when she walked around the corner, the director refused to reshoot the scene. According to Winters, he said, "If they're looking at her feet, I can go home."
    • Quotes

      Angela: Goodbye, George.

      [half-turns away and then looks back]

      Angela: Seems like we always spend the best part of our time just saying goodbye.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Mona Lisa
      (1941) (uncredited)

      Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Played as background music

    User reviews188

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    As someone who DID read the book first...
    I can only say that George Stevens' version of Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" is not what I envisioned when I read the book. Therefore, I came away disappointed at the screen treatment with Liz Taylor (beautiful but shallow), Montgomery Clift (beautiful but shallow) and poor Shelley Winters looking like a drab little wren. An air of artificiality hangs over every scene, every slow-moving scene, and only increases by the time the story arrives at the courtroom climax where an unrestrained Raymond Burr is allowed to chew the scenery.

    This is NOT the great picture everyone always says it is. It's one of those films that dates badly. Evidently, fans of Liz Taylor and Monty Clift are starry-eyed about their favorite actors and refuse to see the weaknesses in the plodding story and the thinly sketched characters. Elizabeth Taylor had much better roles in her future career (Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, Giant) and Montgomery Clift would make an unforgettable Morris Townsend in The Heiress. Their acting here is as self-conscious as the arty camerawork that frames them in huge romantic close-ups.

    The novel had much more depth and meaning than this watered down version of the story. Read it and you will wonder what all the fuss was about when "A Place in the Sun" was released. Vastly overrated and noteworthy only for the sincere performance of Shelley Winters and Franz Waxman's interesting background score.
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    10
    • Doylenf
    • Aug 23, 2001

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1951 (Argentina)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Lake Tahoe, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 2 hours 2 minutes
      • Black and White

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