“A Place in the Sun” is a heavy drama film about a young man moving up the ranks in his career in his uncle’s factory and becoming romantically involved with a female co-worker. He soon meets a beautiful young socialite, also gets entangled with her as well, and the sparks fly from there. Director George Stevens (“I Remember Mama” 1948) worked some movie magic at the helm of this picture with good production values, electrifying performances, and great writing.
The screenplay was penned by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown, adapted from the 1926 play “An American Tragedy” by Patrick Kearney and the 1925 novel “An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser. Excellent performances by Montgomery Clift as the male lead, Elizabeth Taylor as the socialite, and Shelley Winters as the working-class girl friend really made this film. Co-stars include Anne Revere, Fred Clark, Raymond Burr, Herbert Heyes, Paul Frees, Ted de Corsia as the judge. There were uncredited cameos by Kathleen Freeman, Ian Wolfe, and Ken Christy.
The very watchable “A Place in the Sun” was a hit at the box office for producer George Stevens and Paramount Pictures. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning six: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography/Black-and-White (William C. Mellor), Best Costume Design (Edith Head), Best Film Editing, and Best Musical Scoring (Franz Waxman). Non-winners were Best Picture, Best Actor (Clift), and Best Actress (Winters).
A Place in the Sun (1951)
cinema
My Review
“A Place in the Sun” is a heavy drama film about a young man moving up the ranks in his career in his uncle’s factory and becoming romantically involved with a female co-worker. He soon meets a beautiful young socialite, also gets entangled with her as well, and the sparks fly from there. Director George Stevens (“I Remember Mama” 1948) worked some movie magic at the helm of this picture with good production values, electrifying performances, and great writing.
The screenplay was penned by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown, adapted from the 1926 play “An American Tragedy” by Patrick Kearney and the 1925 novel “An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser. Excellent performances by Montgomery Clift as the male lead, Elizabeth Taylor as the socialite, and Shelley Winters as the working-class girl friend really made this film. Co-stars include Anne Revere, Fred Clark, Raymond Burr, Herbert Heyes, Paul Frees, Ted de Corsia as the judge. There were uncredited cameos by Kathleen Freeman, Ian Wolfe, and Ken Christy.
The very watchable “A Place in the Sun” was a hit at the box office for producer George Stevens and Paramount Pictures. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning six: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography/Black-and-White (William C. Mellor), Best Costume Design (Edith Head), Best Film Editing, and Best Musical Scoring (Franz Waxman). Non-winners were Best Picture, Best Actor (Clift), and Best Actress (Winters).