A place in the sun
(DVD)

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.

Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Franz Waxman.

Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Keefe Brasselle.

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.

Not rated.

DVD, Dolby surround.

Closed-captioned.

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