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A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)

Special Features: 75th Anniversary | Intro by Silver Spring-based author, producer and screenwriter George Pelecanos on April 10

This sublime adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s “An American Tragedy” is noir to the core, despite the gloss and glamour Paramount ladled on to make it a huge hit. A blue-collar social climber (Montgomery Clift) falls for a gorgeous society debutante (Elizabeth Taylor), but his plain, prole and pregnant girlfriend (Shelley Winters) stands in the way of his personal American Dream. The film won Oscars® for Best Director, Screenplay, Costume Design, Score, Editing and Cinematography, yet somehow lost Best Picture to AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. (Note courtesy of Noir City.) DIR/PROD George Stevens; SCR Michael Wilson, Harry Brown, from the novel “An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser and the play by Patrick Kearney. U.S., 1951, b&w, 122 min. NOT RATED

Run Time: 122 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Genre: Drama, romance

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