A Place in the Sun Movie (1951): Where to watch and stream online

A Place in the Sun

1951, Movie, 2h 2min

Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor make for one of the most swoon-inducing screen couples of the 1950s in this deluxe, multi-Oscar-winning adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. Clift delivers perhaps his greatest performance as a poor but enterprising young man caught between two women—a factory worker (Shelley Winters) and a glamorous socialite (Taylor)—as he attempts to climb his way to the top.

Based on a book by Theodore Dreiser

Country: United States

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Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

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The ordinary story works extraordinarily well, thanks in no small way to the Clift-Taylor pairing.

4 years ago

Critic David Parkinson

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Worthwhile, if only for the chemistry between Clift and Taylor.

Read full review at Empire

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A young man with modest means rises to wealth and love amidst two distinctive women: an affluent socialite and a worker. A dramatic twist forces him to confront his ambition and loyalty when his ex-girlfriend becomes pregnant.

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You can stream A Place in the Sun on: Amazon Store

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