Filmmaking giant George Stevens' Oscar-winning romantic melodrama, the story of a working-class man (Montgomery Clift) who is entangled with two...
Filmmaking giant George Stevens' Oscar-winning romantic melodrama, the story of a working-class man (Montgomery Clift) who is entangled with two women; one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory (Shelley Winters) and the other a beautiful socialite (Elizabeth Taylor).
Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel on which this is based has been adapted numerous times, including stage productions in 1926 and 1929, and a 1931 film version directed by Josef von Sternberg. There is also an intriguing failed attempt in the 1920s to get it on the big screen, which involved a screenplay by Sergei Eisenstein and Charlie Chaplin as producer.
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82 %39 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %8,598 reviewsAudience score rating
"Most of Dreiser's acrid social satire is smoothed away by Stevens' grandiose style, and it's all too stately to be affecting."
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Total Film
Total Film"Gripping from first to last."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"One of the great studio dramas of the period and one of this column's favourite films, with haunting performances from Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift."
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The Australian
The AustralianA Place in the Sun | Details
Award winner- Winner of 6 Academy Awards in 1952, including Best Director, Screenplay, Cinematography and Costume; Best Picture (Drama), Golden Globes 1952
- Runtime
- 122
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- USA
