A Place in the Sun
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A Place in the Sun

Year:
Duration:
122 min
Genres:
Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
7.8
Director:
George Stevens
Awards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 8 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1951-10-11
Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Kasey Rogers
Kasey Rogers
A Place in the Sun
Montgomery Clift
George Eastman
Elizabeth Taylor
Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters
Alice Tripp
Anne Revere
Hannah Eastman
Keefe Brasselle
Earl Eastman
Fred Clark
Bellows
Raymond Burr
Dist. Atty. R. Frank Marlowe
Herbert Heyes
Charles Eastman
Shepperd Strudwick
Anthony Vickers
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Ann Vickers
Kathryn Givney
Louise Eastman
Walter Sande
Art Jansen - George's Attorney
Ted de Corsia
Judge R.S. Oldendorff
John Ridgely
Coroner
Lois Chartrand
Marsha
Paul Frees
Rev. Morrison
Robert J. Anderson
Eagle Scout (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Breen
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Warden (uncredited)
Pat Combs
(uncredited)
Charles Dayton
Det. Kelly (uncredited)
Marilyn Dialon
Frances Brand (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Prisoner (uncredited)
Frances Driver
Lulu - Vickers' Maid (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Policeman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Company Executive (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Bailiff (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Ann Fredericks
Girl (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Radio Broadcaster / Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Eastmans' Maid (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Marion Gray
(uncredited)
Dolores Hall
Girl (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Guard (uncredited)
James Horne Jr.
Tom Tipton (uncredited)
Sonny Howe
(uncredited)
Frank Hyers
Guard (uncredited)
Carmencita Johnson
Girl (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Man Listing to Singing (uncredited)
Mary Kent
Mrs. Roberts - Landlady (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer
Jailer (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Waiter (uncredited)
Louise Lane
Girl (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Guard (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Martin Mason
Prisoner (uncredited)
Harold McNulty
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Harold Miller
(uncredited)
Lee Miller
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Pearl Miller
Miss Newton (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
William - Butler at Eastman Home (uncredited)
Jay Morley
Executive (uncredited)
William B. Murphy
Mr. Whiting (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Servant at Eastman's Party (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Factory Floorman (uncredited)
Ed O'Neill
Deputy (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
Receptionist (uncredited)
Joe Recht
Prisoner (uncredited)
John M. Reed
Joe Parker (uncredited)
Ervin Richardson
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Factory Guard (uncredited)
Bill Sheehan
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Drunk (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Boatkeeper (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Company Executive (uncredited)
Cliff Storey
(uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Juror (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
Margaret - Eastman's Secretary (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Bailiff (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Vickers' Butler (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
Frank Yaconelli
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In the scene where Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor are gaily zooming around the lake in a speedboat, director George Stevens wanted the engine to sound more ominous. Recordings of German Stuka dive bombers were used.
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In the opening credits, as George waits at the side of the road for a ride, he's actually passed by Angela's car, as you can tell by the distinctive horn.
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Although the film was released in 1951, it was shot in 1949. Paramount Studios had already released its blockbuster Sunset Blvd. (1950) in 1950 when this film wrapped. The studio did not want what was sure to be another blockbuster in this film competing for Oscars with "Sunset Blvd." so it waited until 1951 to release this film, which actually pleased director George Stevens, as he would use the extra time to spend editing the film. As it turned out, the two films would have competed against each other at the Oscars had they been released the same year.
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Goofs
Alice Tripp is wearing different shoes when she starts walking home from the movie with George Eastman than she is when they are close to where she lives. When Winters pointed out to director Stevens that the brown and white shoes she was wearing turned to black when she walked around the corner, the director refused to reshoot the scene. According to Winters he said, "If they're looking at her feet I can go home."
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Shelley Winters said that the walking scene had been filmed from twilight to midnight, and her feet hurt, so she changed shoes during a break. When they saw the rushes the next day, everyone noticed the change, but the director said, "If they're watching her feet, I might as well go home. We are not redoing the scene."
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In the boat scene, the collar of Alice's dress keeps popping in and out of her coat lapel. In the close-ups it's on top of the coat, when shot from George's side of the boat it's under the coat.
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Quotes
Angela: Men are so disgustingly prompt. I think they do it just to put us women in a bad light.
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Angela: Tell mama... tell mama all.
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Truck driver that picks up George hitchhiking: [First Lines] [pulling up to Eastman Industries] Truck driver that picks up George hitchhiking: Is this the place? George Eastman: Yeah.
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Faq
Q
Is "A Place in the Sun" based on a book?
A
A Place in the Sun is based on the 1925 novel An American Tragedy by American writer Theodore Dreiser. The novel was adapted for the movie by screenwriters Michael Wilson and Harry Brown. The novel was also filmed as An American Tragedy in 1931.
Q
Was George really guilty of murder?
A
That is the crux of the movie and something that each viewer must ask themselves. The movie plainly shows that George took Alice out on the lake with the intention of killing her. It also shows that it was Alice who capsized the rowboat and plunged both herself and George into the water. What it does not show is what happened after George and Alice were plunged into the water. Did it happen as George explained it...that they came up on opposite sides of the boat and that, by the time George swam over to help Alice, she had already gone under? Or did it happen as the priest wonders...that George's mind was on Angela at the time and that George allowing Alice to drown would set him free?
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for A Place in the Sun can be found here.
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Photos from cast
Gertrude Astor Kasey Rogers
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