1951 · 122 min · NR

A Place in the Sun

Name: A Place in the Sun
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime
Released: 1951
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, Keefe Brasselle

Directed by George Stevens · Drama, Romance, Crime

A Place in the Sun (1951) is a Drama film, directed by George Stevens set during the 1950s. It runs 122 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of greed & ambition, guilt & shame, and love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Franz Waxman

Cinematography

William C. Mellor

Cast

Montgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorShelley WintersAnne RevereKeefe BrasselleFred ClarkRaymond BurrHerbert Heyes

The world of this film

Setting

Urban Rural

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Themes

Greed & Ambition Guilt & Shame Love & Longing

Tone

BleakRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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A Place in the Sun

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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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