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A place in the sun Cover Image DVD

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

Stevens, George, 1904-1975 (film producer, film director). Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 (screenwriter). Brown, Harry, 1917-1986 (screenwriter). Clift, Montgomery (actor). Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011 (actor). Winters, Shelley (actor). Brasselle, Keefe (actor). Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 American tragedy. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures (presenter). Paramount Home Entertainment (publisher). Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters, Keefe Brasselle. (Cast).

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.

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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.

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

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