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Overview

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Director:
George Stevens
Writers:
Theodore Dreiser (novel)
Patrick Kearney (play)
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Release Date:
11 October 1951 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Love that paid the severest of all penalties! more
Plot:
Young up-and-comer George Eastman is thrust into the blue collar life of a rich uncle's family business... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Oscar Winner Shelley Winters Dies
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 16 January 2006)

Shelley Winters: 1920-2006
 (From IMDb News. 14 January 2006)

User Comments:
The Truth Has A Way Of Sneaking Up On You more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Montgomery Clift ... George Eastman

Elizabeth Taylor ... Angela Vickers

Shelley Winters ... Alice Tripp

Anne Revere ... Hannah Eastman
Keefe Brasselle ... Earl Eastman
Fred Clark ... Bellows, defense attorney
Raymond Burr ... Dist. Atty. R. Frank Marlowe
Herbert Heyes ... Charles Eastman
Shepperd Strudwick ... Anthony 'Tony' Vickers
Frieda Inescort ... Mrs. Ann Vickers
Kathryn Givney ... Louise Eastman
Walter Sande ... Art Jansen, George's Attorney
Ted de Corsia ... Judge R.S. Oldendorff
John Ridgely ... Coroner
Lois Chartrand ... Marsha
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
An American Tragedy (USA) (working title)
The Lovers (USA) (working title)
The Prize (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-11 (re-rating) (1986) | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:13 (DVD rating) | Australia:G (original DVD rating) | Australia:PG (DVD re-rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #14461)

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Trivia:
Based on Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy", published in 1925. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): District Atty. R. Frank Marlowe uses a cane improperly. The cane should be used in the hand the opposite side of the injured leg; this promotes the natural walking where the arm and opposite leg balance each other. more
Quotes:
Charles Eastman: If he's innocent, I'll get the best defence I can get for him. If he *is* guilty, I won't spend a single cent to save him from the electric chair! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in When Comedy Was King (1960) more
Soundtrack:
Mona Lisa more

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28 out of 51 people found the following comment useful:-
The Truth Has A Way Of Sneaking Up On You, 30 November 2005
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This 1950s melodrama was an interesting, involving story. It's part film-noir, too, which I liked. I say that because the last third of the film featured an expectation of some dreaded act about to be committed, giving it a film noir feel.

One thing for sure, whatever you label the movie: it's well-acted, well-directed and well-photographed. Regarding the latter, this really looks good on DVD. No surprise it's directed well since George Stevens was the director. His resume speaks for itself.

Obviously Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor are the "big names" in this film, but I found Shelly Winters and the character she played to be the most intriguing. She wasn't really appealing yet one could certainly identify with her feelings of insecurity with Taylor as her competition. "Liz" was in in her prime, looks-wise, with an absolutely classic face.

Anyway, watching the character studies of the antsy Winters and the troublesome Clift were interesting. Clift, as is the case with most of us, causes his own problems and things slowly unravel for him. The story is another example of what can happen when one tries to cover up the truth. It comes back to bite you, big-time!

I really found it refreshing, however, to see Clift's attitude at the end. It's the exact opposite of what you hear today. He actually takes responsibility for his actions.

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