A Place in the Sun (1951)

Director:

George Stevens

Writers:

Theodore Dreiser (novel)
Patrick Kearney (play)

Release Date:

11 octubre 1951 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Love that paid the severest of all penalties!

Plot:

Young up-and-comer George Eastman is thrust into the blue collar life of a rich uncle's family business...

Plot Keywords:

Boat Accident | Obsessive Love | Passion | Death | Love

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A beautiful romance

Cast

Montgomery Clift	...	George Eastman
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters	...	Alice Tripp
Anne Revere	...	Hannah Eastman
Keefe Brasselle	...	Earl Eastman
Fred Clark	...	Bellows, defense attorney
Raymond Burr	...	Dist. Atty. R. Frank Marlowe
Herbert Heyes	...	Charles Eastman
Shepperd Strudwick	...	Anthony 'Tony' Vickers
Frieda Inescort	...	Mrs. Ann Vickers
Kathryn Givney	...	Louise Eastman
Walter Sande	...	Art Jansen, George's Attorney
Ted de Corsia	...	Judge R.S. Oldendorff
John Ridgely	...	Coroner
Lois Chartrand	...	Marsha

También conocida como:

The Lovers (USA) (working title)
Ambiciones que matan (Chile) [es]
Lugar bajo el sol, Un (Venezuela) [es]
Lugar en el sol, Un (Spain) [es]

Duración:

122 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Clasificación:

Finland:K-11 (re-rating) (1986) | Argentina:Atp | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:G (original DVD rating) | Australia:PG (DVD re-rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #14461)

Filming Locations:

Lake Tahoe, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

Filming took place in the later part of 1949 , but the movie was not released until 1951.

Goofs:

Continuity: During a one-on-one conversation between George and Mr. Vickers, George explains his family background and why he wishes to take care of Angela. He is clearly seated to the left of Mr. Vickers. Several close-up reactions reveal Mr. Vickers speaking towards his right side.

Quotes:

George Eastman: I love you. I've loved you since the first moment I saw you. I guess maybe I've even loved you before I saw you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Mona Lisa

A beautiful romance

Montgomery Clift shines in the best role of the movie. He plays a George Eastman, going to work at his uncle's bathing suit factory. Their, he meets Alice Tripp, and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Eastman sees, and falls in love with Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor, who is absolutely gorgeous).

The title of the book was An American Tragedy, which is true. The close-ups of Clift and Taylor on the dance floor are amazing, and the use of Franz Waxman's music is incredible. Taylor and Shelley Winters give great performances, but it's Clift's the holds this together. He was nominated as Best Actor, the only one who stood a chance at beating Marlon Brando in Streetcar named Desire. Interestingly enough, they both lost to Humphrey Bogart.

The only flaw would Raymond Burr's performance as the prosecutor, and the court room scene. It has so many mistakes, and oddities.