A Place in the Sun
Director: George Stevens. Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Keefe Brasselle, Anne Revere, Herbert
Heyes, Kathryn Givney, Shepperd Strudwick, Frieda Inescort, Raymond Burr, Fred Clark. Screenplay: Michael Wilson and Harry
Brown (based on the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the play by Patrick Kearney).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: A
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture
- *Best Director: George Stevens
- Best Actress: Shelley Winters
- Best Actor: Montgomery Clift
- *Best Screenplay: Michael Wilson and Harry Brown
- *Best Cinematography (Black & White): William C. Mellor
- *Best Costume Design (Black & White): Edith Head
- *Best Film Editing: William Hornbeck
- *Best Original Score (Drama or Comedy): Franz Waxman
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- Best Director: George Stevens
- Best Actress (Drama): Shelley Winters
- Best Cinematography (Black & White): William C. Mellor
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America Awards—Best Director: George Stevens
- Writers Guild of America Awards—Best Written American Drama: Michael Wilson and Harry Brown
- National Board of Review—Best Picture