Before watching it, I read that "A Place in the Sun" was released in 1951.
And, based on that, the movie took me places that were totally unexpected. The movie is timeless to me now -- it all could have happened yesterday. (And it was the first movie I saw with Montgomery Clift - he remains probably the best actor I've seen, overall. No matter what movie role, he always comes across as authentic, a real person, honest. Oh, yeah -- and incredibly handsome, ha. Guy Pearce is right up there with Monty, too, for me.)
This question is right up my alley because of my love of movies and the fact that I’m a history buff.
on a regular basis, I may not necessarily look up a movie‘s background information prior to watching it, but when I do, it ties in with my love of history. I like to know how the production of a movie fits into the social, cultural, political events current to the time period in which it was done. That includes what may have been going on with performers, crew, etc. As an example, historical accuracy is important to me for movies that are based on actual events. A World War II movie that was released during the war won’t have been thoroughly researched as a movie released in 1955 or 1960.
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I forgot to add that by knowing the release date of a movie, it also plays into where an actress or actor was in her or his career at the time.
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Randy D 