A Place in the Sun

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A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American romantic drama film, based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel "An American Tragedy," renowned for its tragic love story and acclaimed performances by Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.

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A Place in the Sun canonical 18
A Place in the Sun (1951 film) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic drama film
AFIRecognition AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list
AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions list
award Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Motion Picture
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
awardWinner George Stevens
basedOn An American Tragedy
basedOnAuthor Theodore Dreiser
cinematographyBy William C. Mellor NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white photography
countryOfOrigin United States
director George Stevens
distributedIn theatrical release
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy William Hornbeck
festivalRecognition Cannes Film Festival entry
format black-and-white
genre romantic drama
mainCharacter Alice Tripp
Angela Vickers
George Eastman
musicBy Franz Waxman
nominations Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
notableFor performances by Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift
tragic love story
originalLanguage English
producer George Stevens
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDateUS 1951-08-14
releaseYear 1951
runningTimeMinutes 122
screenwriter Harry Brown
Michael Wilson
setting United States
starring Elizabeth Taylor
Montgomery Clift
Shelley Winters
theme class differences
crime and punishment
tragic love
title A Place in the Sun

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Elizabeth Taylor notableWork A Place in the Sun
Anne Revere notableWork A Place in the Sun
Montgomery Clift notableWork A Place in the Sun
Edith Head notableWork A Place in the Sun
Raymond Burr participatedIn A Place in the Sun (1951 film)
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George Stevens notableWork A Place in the Sun
George Stevens directed A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun title A Place in the Sun
Michael Wilson notableWork A Place in the Sun
Edward Montgomery Clift notableWork A Place in the Sun
Montgomery Clift notableWork A Place in the Sun
subject linked to: Clift
Ron Miller notableWork A Place in the Sun
An American Tragedy filmAdaptation A Place in the Sun (1951 film)
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24th Academy Awards bestDirectorFilm A Place in the Sun
24th Academy Awards notableWinner A Place in the Sun
24th Academy Awards recognizedFilm A Place in the Sun
Ivan Moffat notableWork A Place in the Sun
Ivan Moffat coWrote A Place in the Sun
Ivan Moffat workedOn A Place in the Sun
William Hornbeck notableWork A Place in the Sun