Peyton Place (film)
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Screenplay by | John Michael Hayes |
| Based on |
Peyton Place 1956 novel by Grace Metalious |
| Starring |
Lana Turner Hope Lange Lee Philips Lloyd Nolan Diane Varsi Arthur Kennedy Russ Tamblyn Terry Moore |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | David Bretherton |
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Jerry Wald Productions
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time
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162 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.2 million or $1.8 million |
| Box office | $25.6 million |
Peyton Place is a 1957 American drama film in color by De Luxe and CinemaScope from 20th Century Fox, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Mark Robson, that stars Lana Turner and Hope Lange. In co-starring and supporting roles are Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Diane Varsi, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, and Terry Moore. The film is based on the bestselling 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious.
Peyton Place is an exposé of the residents of a small fictional New England mill town in the years surrounding World War II, where scandal, homicide, suicide, incest, and moral hypocrisy hide behind a tranquil façade.
In April 1941, in the seemingly idyllic New England town of Peyton Place, drunkard Lucas Cross (Arthur Kennedy) stumbles out of his house as his step-son - fed up with Lucas' alcoholism - leaves town. Lucas's downtrodden wife, Nellie (Betty Field) goes to work as the housekeeper for Constance "Connie" MacKenzie (Lana Turner), a rather prim-acting local dress shop owner. The daughters of the two families, Allison MacKenzie (Diane Varsi) and Selena Cross (Hope Lange) are best friends and are about to graduate high school.
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