A Place in the Sun (1951) DVD COLORIZED Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters

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A Place in the Sun (1951) DVD COLORIZED Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 122 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Starring: Montgomery Clift, Elizabe th Taylor, Shelley Winters, Keefe Brasselle. Written by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown. Based on “An American Tragedy” (1925 novel) by Theodore Dreiser and “An American Tragedy” (1926 play) by Patrick Kearney. Directed by George Stevens. Poor and uneducated George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) unwittingly sets a trap for himself when he takes an entry-level job at his rich uncle's factory, which has a prohibition on male employees dating female employees. He just can't resist one of the girls in his department, the pitiful and whiny Alice Tripp (wonderfully played by Shelley Winters). Eventually, George gets a promotion and is invited into the upper echelon of his uncle's social world, where he meets wealthy and beautiful Angela Vickers (a breathless Elizabeth Taylor). Naturally, he falls in love with Angela. But a complication with Alice leaves him unable to break off his relationship with her. Academy Award nominations and wins: 1952 Nominee Oscar - Best Picture 1952 Nominee Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Montgomery Clift 1952 Nominee Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Shelley Winters 1952 Winner Oscar - Best Director - George Stevens 1952 Winner Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay - Michael Wilson and Harry Brown 1952 Winner Oscar - Best Cinematography, B&W - William C. Mellor 1952 Winner Oscar - Best Costume Design - Edith Head 1952 Winner Oscar - Best Film Editing - William Hornbeck 1952 Winner Oscar - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Franz Waxman *** This colorized version is rare and wonderful. Very few prints of the colorized version of A PLACE IN THE SUN exist. After an extensive search we found what we believe to be the best one. We are pleased to make this available here on DVD. The quality is not a state-of-the-art re-mastered version - but it is very good and a treasure for those who truly wish to see this wonderful film. Upon seeing the film, Charlie Chaplin called it "the greatest movie ever made about America". Show more