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A Place in the Sun
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300215641
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6300215644
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 120 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1951
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Editorial Review:
George Stevens won an Oscar for his 1951 adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy, though the film seems a little overwrought today and even self-parodying at times. Still, Montgomery Clift's performance as a poor lad so drawn to a rich, beautiful girl (Elizabeth Taylor) that he contemplates killing his lower-class fiancée (Shelley Winters) is powerful, sympathetic, and mesmerizing. Taylor makes a strong impression, but Winters is awfully good in the less-glamorous role. The tone of the film is oppressive--the film doesn't exactly breathe with possibility--but there are lots of good reasons to give this movie a visit. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift terrific in this film
This is a deservedly famous film, and Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift give romantic and tragic performances. Taylor is at the height of her beauty in this film; she's really breathtaking to look at. She also acts very well the role of the "has it all" young socialite daughter of wealthy parents, who falls in love with factory worker Montgomery Clift. Clift is at the height of his attractiveness and talent as well, and gives an intense and sensitive performance. (A few years later, while ... Read More
Rating:  - the American dream which dissolved into a nightmare
Originally filmed in 1931, Theodore Dreiser's landmark novel "An American Tragedy" came back to the screen in 1951, directed by George Stevens under the new title of A PLACE IN THE SUN, with an inspired cast. This moving romance captured the emotions of post-war audiences with it's unflinching, painful depiction of one man's struggle to achieve the American dream, and the fates which conspire against him.
Poor, unassuming George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) leaves his strict, religious ... Read More
Rating: - Painfully Touching, Difficult Viewing, Classic Film!
This movie was painful for me to watch; not that it was badly done in any way but in that it was so good and the performances of the cast so convincing that the original title of the play this is based upon: "An American Tragedy" is really a perfect way to describe this film. A poor, ambitious young man just wants to do his best to climb up and succeed and tragically despite all the attempts by his benevolent uncle to help him achieve just that, he manages to screw everything up through a lack of ... Read More
Rating: - EXCELLENT MOVIE
I was interested in this movie since it was based on a true story that took place not far from my home.
This movie is excellent
Rating: - First Class Americana
This is the second filming of Theodore Drieser's 1925 novel, AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY, which was based on real events. The earlier, 1931 film, faced too many problems to succeed and has faded from cinema history, but this later version stands as a magnificent example of the American cinema at its best, and is acknowledged as one of director George Stevens's finest achievements. The movie focuses on the second half of Dreiser's long, complex novel, omitting much of the background about the main characters' ... Read More
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