Starring: Roland Lessaffre, Claudio Ermelli, Jessie Royce Landis, Herbert Heyes, Frieda Inescort, Harcourt Williams, Charles Vanel, Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Keefe Brasselle, Georgette Anys, Paolo Carlini, Brigitte Auber, Margaret Rawlings, Ann Revere, Eddie Albert, Fred Clark, Montgomery Clift, Raymond Burr, Rene Blancard, Jean Martinelli, Laura Solari, Shepperd Strudwick, Tullio Carminati, Hartley Power, John Williams, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Shelley Winters

Directed by: George Stevens, William Wyler, Alfred Hitchcock

Three features.

'A Place In The Sun' - Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor are cast as the star-crossed lovers. As George Eastman (Clift) hitchhikes into the town where a job awaits him at the factory of his affluent Uncle Charles (Herbert Heyes), the lovely Angela Vickers (Taylor) speeds by him. Although the job entails packing bathing suits all day, the young man works hard in his eagerness to get ahead. Driven by loneliness, he becomes involved with co-worker Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters), a simple woman of limited appeal, in a relationship which defies company policy. After receiving a promotion, he's invited to a party at the home of the wealthy Vickers family, where he meets Angela, and the two quickly fall in love.

While he and Angela continue to see each other, he is forced to continue his involvement with Alice, who threatens to get him fired by revealing their relationship. At the end of a whirlwind summer George and Angela receive the approval of her father (Sheppard Strudwick) on their marriage plans. Shortly thereafter, Alice informs George that she's pregnant with his child.

Director George Stevens transforms Theodore Dreiser's biting critique of America's caste system into a glossy romantic melodrama. Sumptuously photographed by William Mellor, who frames the almost inhumanly attractive couple in some of the most dizzyingly enraptured close-ups in movie history, the film features excellent performances by Shelley Winters and Clift, whose presence maintains an earnest, haunted passivity.

'Roman Holiday' - Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a modern-day princess rebelling against her royal obligations who explores Rome on her own. She meets Gregory Peck, an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love. Eddie Albert contributes to the fun as Peck's carefree cameraman pal. Stylishly directed by the great William Wyler, this romantic comedy ranks as one of the most enjoyable films of all time.

'To Catch A Thief' - Cary Grant plays John Robie, a reformed jewel thief once known as "The Cat" in this glossy, suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock thriller.

Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly at her most luminous), he sees the chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine–tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed.

Nominated for three Acamedy Awards in 1954, 'To Catch A Thief' won the Oscar for Best Cinematography.

Technical Details

Certification: PG
Duration: 332 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Cat. No: PHE8854(PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT (UK))
Category: Drama:General