A Place in the Sundirected by George Stevens | |
| List(s): | "Movie One" |
|---|---|
| Category: |
"Drama" |
| Year of Release: | 1951 |
| Date Added: | 01/16/2015 |
| Date Watched: | 01/30/2015 |
| Description: | A retelling of Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) is a poor young man who gets a job in his uncle's factory. He begins dating Alice (Shelley Winters), who also works at the factory. At a party at his uncle's house, he meets Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor), an heiress with whom he immediately falls in love. But then Alice reveals that she is pregnant and insists that George marry her. He goes to Angela's parents' home on a lake, but Alice follows. George pretends to agree to marry and takes her for a row on the lake, intending to drown her. He chickens out and accepts that his life with Angela is ruined. But then Alice upsets the boat. Instead of saving her, George swims ashore and goes back to Angela. The police find out and arrest him. He is tried and found guilty. The movie ends with him heading to his execution. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2015-01-30 18:40:08
