A Place in the SunA Place in the Sun

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  • Rating:
     NR
  • Language:
      English
  • Studio:
      Paramount
  • UPC:
      097360581546
  • Year of Release:
      1951
  • Item Number:
      PRD058154
  • Release Date:
      02/21/2012
  • Genre:
     

    Drama –

    Psychological Drama –

    Romantic Drama

  • Format:
     

    DVD

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

    Previously filmed in 1931 under its original title, Theodore Dreiser's bulky but brilliant novel An American Tragedy was remade in 1951 by George Stevens as A Place in the Sun. Montgomery Clift stars as George Eastman, a handsome and charming but basically aimless young man who goes to work in a factory run by a distant, wealthy relative. Feeling lonely one evening, he has a brief rendezvous with assembly-line worker Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters), but he forgets all about her when he falls for dazzling socialite Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor). Alice can't forget about him, though: she is pregnant with his child. Just when George's personal and professional futures seem assured, Alice demands that he marry her or she'll expose him to his society friends. This predicament sets in motion a chain of events that will ultimately include George's arrest and numerous other tragedies, including a vicious cross-examination by a D.A. played by future Perry Mason Raymond Burr. A huge improvement over the 1931 An American Tragedy, directed by Josef von Sternberg, A Place in the Sun softens some of the rough edges of Dreiser's naturalism, most notably in the passages pertaining to George's and Angela's romance. Even those 1951 bobbysoxers who wouldn't have been caught dead poring through the Dreiser original were mesmerized by the loving, near-erotic full facial closeups of Clift and Taylor as they pledge eternal devotion. A Place in the Sun won six Oscars, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, although it lost Best Picture to An American in Paris. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:
  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
  • Screen: Pan and Scan
  • Features:
    • Full-screen format
    • Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround
    • English subtitles
    • Interactive menus
    • Scene selection
    • Theatrical trailer
    • Retrospective cast & crew interviews with Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, George Stevens Jr. [son of late associate producter Ivan Moffat]
    • Commentary by George Stevens Jr. and Ivan Moffat
    • George Stevens: filmmakers who knew him
AWARDS
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  •     Won Best Black and White Cinematography - 1951 (William C. Mellor)
  •     Won Best Director - 1951 (George Stevens)
  •     Won Best Drama or Comedy Score - 1951 (Franz Waxman)
  •     Won Best Editing - 1951 (William W. Hornbeck)
  •     Won Best Screenplay - 1951 (Harry Brown, Michael Wilson)
  •     Nominated Best Actor - 1951 (Montgomery Clift)
  •     Nominated Best Actress - 1951 (Shelley Winters)
  •     Nominated Best Black and White Costume Design - 1951 (Edith Head)
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 1951 (George Stevens)
  • American Film Institute
  •     Won 100 Greatest American Movies - 1998
  • Directors Guild of America
  •     Won Best Director - 1951 (George Stevens)
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  •     Won Best Picture - Drama - 1951
  •     Nominated Best Cinematography - Black and White - 1951 (William C. Mellor)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1951 (George Stevens)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1951 (Shelley Winters)
  • Library of Congress
  •     Won U.S. National Film Registry - 1990
  • National Board of Review
  •     Won Best Picture - 1951
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
REVIEW:
  • A Place in the Sun removes much of the insight and depth of Theodore Dreiser's source novel, taking just the plot and turning it into a solidly entertaining Hollywood production. Director George Stevens was a capable craftsman who understood the advantages of a studio's resources. He shows his skills in combining top-grade stars and a powerful story, while giving the film a glossy veneer of class. The performances are generally strong, most notably Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Helped strongly by its first-rate tech credits, the film won six Oscars, including for director Stevens, costume designer Edith Head, and composer Franz Waxman, though the Best Picture nod went to An American in Paris. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

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