| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Lois Chartrand | ... | Marsha |
The young and poor George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) leaves his religious mother and Chicago, Illinois and arrives in California expecting to find a better job in the business of his wealthy uncle Charles Eastman (Herbert Heyes). His cousin Earl Eastman (Keefe Brasselle) advises him that there are many women in the factory and the basic rule is that he must not hang around with any of them. George meets the worker of the assembly line, Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters), in the movie theater and they date. Meanwhile, the outcast George is promoted and he meets the gorgeous Angela Vickers (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) at a party thrown at his uncle's house. Angela introduces him to the local high society and they fall in love with each other. However, Alice is pregnant and she wants to get married to George. During a dinner party at Angela's lake house with parents, relatives, and friends, Alice calls George from the bus station and gives him thirty minutes to meet her; otherwise she will crash ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The young and poor George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) leaves his religious mother and Chicago and arrives in California expecting to find a better job in the business of his wealthy uncle Charles Eastman (Herbert Heyes). His cousin Earl Eastman (Keefe Brasselle) advises him that there are many women in the factory and the basic rule is that he must not hang around with any of them.
George meets the worker of the assembly line Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters) in the movie theater and they date. Meanwhile, the outcast George is promoted and he meets the gorgeous Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor) in a party at his uncle's house. Angela introduces him to the local high society and they fall in love with each other. However, Alice is pregnant and she wants to get married with George. During a dinner party at Angela's lake house with parents, relatives and friends, Alice calls George from the bus station and gives thirty minutes to him to meet her; otherwise she will crash the party and tells what has happened. George is pressed by the situation that ends in a tragedy.
"A Place in the Sun" is an unforgettable masterpiece by George Stevens and one of the best love stories ever made, with the perfect development of characters and situations. I watched this film for the first time on 14 June 2001 on cable television and yesterday I saw it again on a Paramount DVD with Extras telling details about the difficulties that George Stevens faced to bring Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy" to a motion picture and casting. He had to sue Paramount to carry out the signed contract and get the agreed budget. Another interesting point is Shelley Winters, who was a sex symbol at that time, telling how she got the role of Alice Tripp. Elizabeth Taylor also tells funny things about her relationship with Montgomery Cliff. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "Um Lugar Ao Sol" ("A Place in the Sun")