A Place in the Sun
original film poster
Directed by	George Stevens
Produced by	George Stevens
Written by	Theodore Dreiser (novel An American Tragedy) Patrick Kearney (play An American Tragedy) Michael Wilson (screenplay) Harry Brown (screenplay)
Starring	Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Shelley Winters Anne Revere
Music by	Franz Waxman
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	August 14, 1951 U.S. premiere
Running time	122 min
Language	English
Budget	$2,295,304 (estimated)
IMDb profile

A Place in the Sun is a 1951 film which 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 the daughter of the same uncle. It stars Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, Keefe Brasselle and Raymond Burr.The film is best known for the celebrated love scene between Clift and Taylor, shot in extreme closeup by director George Stevens. Image File history File links Plac2. ... George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ... Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American naturalist author known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. ... Patrick Kearney (born 1940) is an American serial killer who preyed on young men in California during the 1970s. ... Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966) was an American actor, known by the stage name of Montgomery Clift. ... Elizabeth Taylor in 1948 Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning actress. ... Winters in Cry of the City (1948) Shelley Winters (August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Anne Revere Anne Revere (June 25, 1903–December 18, 1990) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906, Königshütte, Upper Silesia (now Chorzów, Poland) - February 24, 1967, Los Angeles, California), born Franz Wachsmann, was a German-born Jewish-American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra and for his musical scores for films. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966) was an American actor, known by the stage name of Montgomery Clift. ... Elizabeth Taylor in 1948 Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning actress. ... Winters in Cry of the City (1948) Shelley Winters (August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Anne Revere Anne Revere (June 25, 1903–December 18, 1990) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... Raymond Burr Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was an actor, most known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. ... George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ...

The movie was adapted by Harry Brown and Michael Wilson from the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the adapted play by Patrick Kearney. It was directed by George Stevens. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Harry Brown (April 30, 1917–November 2, 1986) was a novelist and screenwriter. ... Michael Wilson (July 1, 1914 - April 9, 1978) was an American multiple-Academy Award winning screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism. ... An American Tragedy is a famous American novel, by Theodore Dreiser. ... Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American naturalist author known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. ... Patrick Kearney (born 1940) is an American serial killer who preyed on young men in California during the 1970s. ... George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ... The Great Hall interior. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

Inspiration for the novel

An American Tragedy was based upon the 1906 murder of Grace Brown. In 1906, Chester Gillette was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, Grace Brown, at Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. The murder trial drew international attention as Brown's love letters to Gillette were read in court. Theodore Dreiser saved newspaper clippings about the case for some 15 years before writing his novel An American Tragedy. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Big Moose Lake, at the head of the Moose River, is a large lake about five miles north of Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. ... Some factual claims in this article need to be verified. ... Upstate New York is the region of New York State outside of the core of the New York metropolitan area. ...

Academy Awards

• Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (William C. Mellor)
• Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Edith Head)
• Best Director (George Stevens)
• Best Film Editing (William Hornbeck)
• Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Franz Waxman)
• Best Writing, Screenplay (Michael Wilson and Harry Brown)

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• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Montgomery Clift)
• Best Actress in a Leading Role (Shelley Winters)
• Best Picture

The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966) was an American actor, known by the stage name of Montgomery Clift. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Winters in Cry of the City (1948) Shelley Winters (August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ...

Further reading

• "Double Exposure," an article about differences between the two film versions of An American Tragedy, in Opera News, December 2005, pp. 24–31.

External links

• A Place in the Sun at the Internet Movie Database

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