A Place in the Sun
Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
- Director
- George Stevens
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $7M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
34 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How A Place in the Sun actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
A Place in the Sun appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
A Place in the Sun returned 3.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $7M
- Release date
- Jun 12, 1951
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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