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A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American drama film based on the 1925 novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the 1926 play, also titled An American Tragedy. It tells the story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women: one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory, and the other a beautiful socialite.
A Place in the Sun: Directed by George Stevens. With Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere. A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
- (25K)
- Drama, Romance
- George Stevens
- 1951-11-09
An ambitious young man wins an heiress' heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.
- George Stevens, C. C. Coleman Jr., Fred Guiol
- Montgomery Clift
A Place in the Sun, American dramatic film, released in 1951, that was based on a theatrical adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s 1925 novel An American Tragedy, a searing look at dysfunctional relationships and blind ambition. The film was a popular and critical hit, winning six Academy Awards.
- Lee Pfeiffer
In this classic version of Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy," George Eastman (Montgomery Clift), the nephew of a wealthy industrialist, is excluded from high society and given a blue...
- (39)
- Montgomery Clift
- George Stevens
- Drama
Widely considered one of the finest works of America cinema, Director George Steven’s masterwork features Montgomery Clift as George Eastman, determined to win a place in respectable society and...
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Summaries. A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women. A chance meeting with his uncle after his father's passing leads to George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) being caught in the middle of two worlds and not truly belonging in either one.