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A Place in the Sun • The Next Reel
“If you’re an Eastman, you’re not in the same boat with anyone.”
Based on the 1925 novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, A Place in the Sun tells the story of working-class George Eastman (Montgomery Clift), who moves in with his wealthy uncle's family and begins a romantic relationship with an affluent young woman named Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor). However, he becomes entangled in a love triangle when his co-worker Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters) reveals she is pregnant with his child. This film adaptation was a critical and commercial success, earning six Academy Awards…
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