The Resource A place in the sun, a Paramount Picture ; George Stevens' production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown ; produced and directed by George Stevens, (videorecording)

A place in the sun, a Paramount Picture ; George Stevens' production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown ; produced and directed by George Stevens, (videorecording)

Label
A place in the sun
Title
A place in the sun
Statement of responsibility
a Paramount Picture ; George Stevens' production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown ; produced and directed by George Stevens
Contributor
Actor
Art director
Costume designer
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film producer
Presenter
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • ger
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • ger
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
The story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women: one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory, and the other a beautiful socialite
Member of
Awards note
  • Academy Awards, 1952: Best Director (George Stevens) ; Best Writing, Screenplay (Michael Wilson, Harry Brown).
  • Golden Globes, 1952: Best Motion Picture - Drama.
  • National Film Registry, 1991.
Cataloging source
TKL
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Place in the sun (Motion picture : 1951)
http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/composerexpression
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Credits note
Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music, Franz Waxman ; costumes, Edith Head ; art direction, Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
In English, German, Spanish or French with optional English, German, Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Container does not show all available language options
PerformerNote
Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, Keefe Brasselle, Fred Clark, Raymond Burr, Herbert Heyes, Shepperd Strudwick, Frieda Inescort, Kathryn Givney, Walter Sande, Ted de Corsia, John Ridgely, Lois Chartrand, Paul Frees
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1904-1975
  • 1914-1978
  • 1917-1986
  • 1932-2011
  • 1903-1990
  • 1914-1968
  • 1917-1993
  • 1907-1983
  • 1901-1976
  • 1896-1978
  • 1906-1972
  • 1909-1968
  • 1930-1978
  • 1903-1963
  • 1901-1983
  • 1906-1967
  • 1885-1966
  • 1871-1945
  • 1894-1933
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Stevens, George
  • Wilson, Michael
  • Brown, Harry
  • Clift, Montgomery
  • Taylor, Elizabeth
  • Winters, Shelley
  • Revere, Anne
  • Brasselle, Keefe
  • Clark, Fred
  • Burr, Raymond
  • Hayes, Herbert
  • Strudwick, Shepperd
  • Inescort, Frieda
  • Givney, Kathryn
  • Sande, Walter
  • De Corsia, Ted
  • Ridgley, John
  • Chartrand, Lois
  • Frees, Paul
  • Mellor, William C.
  • Hornbeck, William
  • Waxman, Franz
  • Head, Edith
  • Dreier, Hans
  • Tyler, Walter
  • Dreiser, Theodore
  • Kearney, Patrick
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
Runtime
121
Series statement
Paramount presents
Series volume
22
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
  • Young men
  • Class consciousness
  • Murder
Technique
live action
Label
A place in the sun, a Paramount Picture ; George Stevens' production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown ; produced and directed by George Stevens, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel 'An American tragedy' by Theodore Dreiser and the Patrick Kearney play adapted from the novel
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1951
  • Full screen (1.37:1)
  • Special features: audio commentary by George Stevens Jr. & associate producer Ivan Moffat; Filmmaker focus: Leonard Maltin on 'A place in the sun'; George Stevens and his place in the sun; George Stevens: filmmakers who knew him; theatrical trailers
Bar code
  • 31223139786322
  • 31223139786363
  • 31223139786298
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 121 minutes)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
191329203231
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
3000086792
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1264294410
System details
Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (German, Spanish, French); requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
A place in the sun, a Paramount Picture ; George Stevens' production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown ; produced and directed by George Stevens, (videorecording)
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel 'An American tragedy' by Theodore Dreiser and the Patrick Kearney play adapted from the novel
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1951
  • Full screen (1.37:1)
  • Special features: audio commentary by George Stevens Jr. & associate producer Ivan Moffat; Filmmaker focus: Leonard Maltin on 'A place in the sun'; George Stevens and his place in the sun; George Stevens: filmmakers who knew him; theatrical trailers
Bar code
  • 31223139786322
  • 31223139786363
  • 31223139786298
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 121 minutes)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
191329203231
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
3000086792
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1264294410
System details
Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (German, Spanish, French); requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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