Synopsis
An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Montgomery CliftGeorge Eastman
- Elizabeth TaylorAngela Vickers
- Shelley WintersAlice Tripp
- Anne RevereHannah Eastman
- Keefe BrasselleEarl Eastman
- Fred ClarkDefense Attorney Bellows
- Raymond BurrDistrict Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
- Herbert HeyesCharles Eastman
- Shepperd StrudwickAnthony Vickers
- Frieda InescortMrs. Ann Vickers
Recommendations
- 100
The Telegraph
Glorious. - 100
CineVue
One of the major successes of A Place in the Sun is the way it delicately obfuscates the distinction between romantic longing and personal ambition. - 100
The Guardian
Every second of this noir masterpiece is gripping, and the chemistry between Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor is utterly thrilling. - 90
The New York Times
Despite the fact that this version of Dreiser's tragedy may be criticized—academically, we think—for its length or deviations from the author's pattern, A Place in the Sun is a distinguished work, a tribute, above all, to its producer-director and an effort now placed among the ranks of the finest films to have come from Hollywood in several years. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Clift fell in love with his leading lady and helped her through her most difficult scenes, with spellbinding results. - 80
Variety
Stevens has mounted his production lavishly. Undoubtedly cognizant of the shortcomings of the story itself as popular entertainment, studio toppers have wisely permitted the film every possible compensating advantage. The result is a big picture in both concept and execution. - 70
The New Yorker
Whatever one's reservations about this famous film, it is impressive, and in the love scene between Taylor and Clift, physical desire seems palpable. - 60
Time Out
The chemistry between Clift and Taylor is unmistakeable – this is one of the great cinematic portraits of untamed desire – and there’s a compelling sense of unavoidable destiny, of a societal trap slowly, inexorably snapping shut.
