A Place in the Sun
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Critics Sentiment
Alice drowns when their boat capsizes on the lake while discussing their future
George faces trial with Raymond Burr's prosecutor building the case against him
The film drops significantly from the powerfully executed lake tragedy to the criticized courtroom melodrama, falling 2.6 points.
Critics consistently praise the romantic sequences and tragic lake climax as cinematic poetry, elevated by Stevens' direction and the transcendent chemistry between Taylor and Clift. However, the film loses some critical favor in its final act with overheated courtroom theatrics, though the ending redeems itself with moving romantic imagery. Most reviewers consider it a flawed but distinguished work that ranks among Hollywood's finest achievements of the era.
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Montgomery Clift
George Eastman
Elizabeth Taylor
Angela Vickers
Shelley Winters
Alice Tripp
Anne Revere
Hannah Eastman
Keefe Brasselle
Earl Eastman
Fred Clark
Defense Attorney Bellows
Raymond Burr
District Attorney R. Frank Marlowe
Herbert Heyes
Charles Eastman
Shepperd Strudwick
Anthony Vickers
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Ann Vickers
Kathryn Givney
Louise Eastman
Walter Sande
Defense Attorney Art Jansen
Ted de Corsia
Judge R.S. Oldendorff
John Ridgely
Coroner
Lois Chartrand
Marsha Eastman
Paul Frees
Reverend Morrison
Robert J. Anderson
Eagle Scout (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Bit Part (uncredited)
John Barton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Crew
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