A Place In The Sun (Golden Classics)

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

• Best Picture (Drama) Golden Globe Winner 1951.

Special Features:

• Retrospective Cast and Crew Interviews
• George Stevens: Filmmakers Who Knew Him
• Commentary by George Stevens Jr and Ivan Moffat
• Theatrical Trailer

Critic Reviews:

• " One of the great studio dramas of the period and one of this column's favourite films, with haunting performances from Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift. " – Evan Williams

• " Montgomery Clift's performance as upward-striving pauper George Eastman is a career peak, and Elizabeth Taylor is a gleaming paragon as his high-society paramour. " – Tim Robey

• " Stevens's unsen­timental characterisation and the pair's fine performances make this one of Clift's most memorable films. " – Derek Malcolm