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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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A Place in the Sun
"Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!"
1951 2h 2m EN
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7.3
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METACRITIC
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7.7
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7.3TMDB Β· 430π
90%Rotten Tomatoesβ76Metacriticβ
7.7IMDB Β· 25,414
DramaRomanceCrime
Synopsis
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A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
βYoung people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!β
Cast
Montgomery Clift
George Eastman
Elizabeth Taylor
Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters
Alice Tripp
Anne Revere
Hannah Eastman
Keefe Brasselle
Earl Eastman
Fred Clark
Defense Attorney Bellows
Raymond Burr
District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
Herbert Heyes
Charles Eastman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George Stevens
- Writers
- Harry Brown, Michael Wilson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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Made its money back 3.0Γ over at the box office.
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ERA
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75 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by George Stevens, shot by William C. Mellor. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor William Hornbeck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George Stevens directs. William C. Mellor behind the camera. Franz Waxman scores. William Hornbeck cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Made its money back 3.0Γ over at the box office.
- 375 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 4Directed by George Stevens, shot by William C. Mellor. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor William Hornbeck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0043924 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 15 themes, including "based on novel or book", "love at first sight", "ambition", "trial".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- William C. Mellor
- Original score
- Franz Waxman
- Editing
- William Hornbeck
- Costume design
- Edith Head
- Makeup / hair
- Wally Westmore
- Runtime
- 122 min Β· 2h 2m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,300,000
- Box office
- $7,000,000
- Return
- 304% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 76/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.7/10 Β· 25,414 votes
- MPAA
- Approved
Awards
Won 6 Oscars. 15 wins & 10 nominations total
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Academy Award for Best Director
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
George Stevens
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- CinemaSerfβ 7/10
I think anyone who only recalls Dame Elizabeth Taylor from her later life ought to watch this and perhaps they will begin to appreciate just how beautiful and talented she was - and this is by no means her best effort on screen. This film belongs fairly and squarely to Montgomery Clift. He is "George Eastman", a cousin from the less wealthy branch of the family who seeks employment from his uncle "Charles" (Herbert Heyes). He is politely received and given a fairly lowly job, but it's a start and he can reassure his mother (Anne Revere) whilst courting "Alice" (Shelley Winters). Enter the young "Angela Vickers" (Taylor) who immediately turns his head. He can think of no-one else, she captivates him - he is spellbound. What to do about poor old "Alice" though? She isn't going to just let him dump her, she is in love and she is now expecting his child. Director George Stevens handles the rest of this film will consummate skill. "George" takes "Alice" for a picnic, a boating trip, an accident - and then a trial at which he is accused of clobbering her over the head with an oar before she drowned. Witnesses gather, gossip is traded and opinions are formed that may well send him to the chair... Clift, in his earlier roles, had the ability to mix allure and vulnerability in away seldom seen at the time, and here he develops his character from shy young man to calculating, if out of his depth, lover really well. Shelley Winters rarely disappointed too and again, here, she is strong as the needy yet loving girlfriend spurned. Franz Waxman scores perfectly and the photography is frequently tight and immersing. Court room dramas can be tricky to keep lively, but as we come to the denouement here, there is always some jeopardy as to the verdict. I got that wrong, by the way... Super film, this - big screen if you can.
Production companies
Who made it
Paramount Pictures
US
- GE
George Stevens Jr. Productions
Key crew
- NovelTheodore Dreiser
- Stunt DoubleHelen Thurston
- Stunt DoublePaul Baxley
- Stunt DoublePolly Burson
- Special EffectsGordon Jennings
- ProducerGeorge Stevens
- Art DirectionWalter H. Tyler
- OtherFred Guiol
- EditorWilliam Hornbeck
- Associate ProducerIvan Moffat
- Costume DesignEdith Head
- Art DirectionHans Dreier
- Assistant DirectorCharles C. Coleman
- OtherFarciot Edouart
- OtherLoyal Griggs
- Makeup Department HeadWally Westmore
- Set DecorationEmile Kuri
- OtherHowie Horwitz
- Sound RecordistGene Garvin
- Sound RecordistGene Merritt
- Theatre PlayPatrick Kearney
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- love at first sight
- ambition
- trial
- black and white
- attraction
- heiress
- rowboat
- courtship
- unwanted pregnancy
- secret relationship
- factory girl
- social elite
- moral crisis
- romantic triangle
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere1951-08-14Β· Los Angeles, California
- Theatrical1951-08-28NRΒ· New York City, New York
Also known as
International titles
- μ μμ΄μ μμ§KR
- Ein Platz an der SonneDE
- Mjesto pod suncemHR
- MΓsto na vΓ½slunΓCZ
- Un lugar en el solES
- Um Lugar ao SolBR
- ιεΏε¦ι΅TW
