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A Place in the Sun (1951)

NR ★ 7.3/10 122 min Drama, Romance, Crime United States English
Director: George Stevens
Screenplay by: Michael Wilson, Harry Brown
Novel: Theodore Dreiser
Theatre Play: Patrick Kearney
Streaming: Not available
Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!

Description

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

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Top Cast

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 Defense Attorney Bellows
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
Herbert Heyes
Herbert Heyes Charles Eastman

A Place in the Sun Appears on 11 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #25
Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe Awards #74

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #766
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #190
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #747
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #564

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #48
Vulture's 101 Best Movie Endings
Vulture #57

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #139
Sofia Coppala's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #06
Todd Haynes 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #46

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