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A place in the sun [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents ; produced and directed by George Stevens ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786316849489
  • ISBN: 6316849486
  • ISBN: 0792172841
  • ISBN: 9780792172840
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (121 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2001].

Content descriptions

General Note:
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.
Special features: George Stevens and his place in the sun ; George Stevens: filmmakers who knew him ; Commentary by George Stevens Jr. and Ivan Moffat.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Franz Waxman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters, Keefe Brasselle.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen (4:3) presentation, 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
English dialogue ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) ; closed-captioned.
Subject:
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 > Film adaptations.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Trials (Murder) > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Young men > Drama.
Class consciousness > Drama.
New York (State) > Drama.
Genre:
Filmed performances
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Madison Main Library PG-13 1-DVD PLA (Text) 30229100382992 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Alleghany Public Library DVD (Text) 30664100328399 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Columbus Library DVD DRAMA PLA (Text) 31250200059912 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Dunn Public Library DVD F Pla 360 A (Text) 33436001795365 Adult Video Available -
Etowah Branch 791.43 P / Feature (Text) 33258008399318 Adult Video Available -
Haywood County Main Library DVD P (Text) 33115007007880 Adult Video Available -
Henderson Main Branch 791.45 P / Feature (Text) 33258005849968 Adult Video Checked out 08/07/2026
High Point Library DVD OSCAR PLA (Text) 30519008103254 Adult Video Fiction Available -
J.C. Holliday Library D 3304 Classics (Text) 810191000814229 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Lexington Public Library DVD F NR #270 (Text) 25908003662462 Adult Video Fiction Available -

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