A Place in the Sun ★★★ 1951 Melodramatic adaptation of "An American Tragedy," Theodore Dreiser's realist classic about an ambitious laborer whose aspirations to the high life with a gorgeous debutante are threatened by his lower-class lover's pregnancy. Clift is magnificent in the lead, and Taylor and Winters also shine in support. Burr, however, grossly overdoes his role of the vehement prosecutor. Still, not a bad effort from somewhat undisciplined director Stevens. 120m/B VHS, DVD. Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Raymond Burr, Anne Revere, Keefe Brasselle, Shepperd Strudwick, Herbert (Hayes) Heyes, Frieda Inescort;
Director:
George Stevens;
Writer:
Harry Brown, Michael Wilson;
Writer:
William Mellor;
Cameo:
Franz Waxman. Oscars '51: B&W Cinematog., Costume Des. (B&W), Director (Stevens), Film Editing, Screenplay, Orig. Dramatic Score; AFI '98: Top 100; Directors Guild '51: Director (Stevens); Golden Globes '52: Film—Drama, Natl. Film Reg. '91.
