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A place in the sun

Author: George StevensMichael WilsonHarry BrownMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorAll authors
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, ©2001
Series: Paramount DVD collection.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy garnered six Academy Awards and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Elizabeth Taylor. Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Clift's professional and  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
Named Person: Theodore Dreiser; Patrick Kearney
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: George Stevens; Michael Wilson; Harry Brown; Montgomery Clift; Elizabeth Taylor; Shelley Winters; Keefe Brasselle; William C Mellor; Franz Waxman; Theodore Dreiser; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Paramount Home Video (Firm)
ISBN: 0792172841 9780792172840
OCLC Number: 47780385
Language Note: English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.
Notes: Based on the novel An American tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the Patrick Kearney play adapted from the novel.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951.
Credits: Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Franz Waxman.
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters, Keefe Brasselle, Anne Revere.
Awards: Academy Awards, Oscar, 1952: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Writing, Screenplay.
Named to the National Film Registry in 1991 by the Library of Congress.
Target Audience: MPAA: Not rated.; Canadian home video rating: 14A.
Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Series Title: Paramount DVD collection.
Other Titles: George Stevens and His Place in the Sun.
George Stevens: filmmakers Who Knew Him.
Responsibility: Paramount Pictures presents ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown ; produced and directed by George Stevens.

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George Stevens' stunning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy garnered six Academy Awards and guaranteed immortality for screen lovers Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Clift is a poor young man determined to win a place in respectable society and the heart of beautiful socialite Elizabeth Taylor. Shelley Winters plays the factory girl whose dark secret threatens Clift's professional and romantic prospects. Consumed with fear and desire, Clift is ultimately driven to a desperate act of passion that unravels his world forever.

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