Elizabeth Taylor Film Festival - A PLACE IN THE SUN

Based on the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, this is the story of George Eastman, (Montgomery Clift) the poor nephew of a rich industrialist. George takes a menial job in his uncle’s factory and dates fellow factory worker Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters.) Trouble starts when George meets and falls in love with glamorous socialite Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor.)

Nominated for 9 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor (Clift) and Best Actress (Winters.) Near the end of her illustrious career, Winters stated that “A Place in the Sun” was her personal favorite of all her films - 1951 – B&W - 122 minutes - NR.