Peyton Place (film)
1957 film directed by Mark Robson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peyton Place is a 1957 American drama film starring Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Diane Varsi, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, and Terry Moore. Directed by Mark Robson, it follows 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 belie its tranquil façade. It is based on Grace Metalious's bestselling 1956 novel of the same name.
Peyton Place | |
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Directed by | Mark Robson |
Screenplay by | John Michael Hayes |
Based on | Peyton Place by Grace Metalious |
Produced by | Jerry Wald |
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Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
Edited by | David Bretherton |
Music by | Franz Waxman |
Production company | Jerry Wald Productions |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 157 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.8[4]—$2.2 million[5] |
Box office | $25.6 million[6] |
Released in December 1957, Peyton Place was a major box-office success, though its omission of the novel's sexually explicit material was widely criticized. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won none, tying the record set by The Little Foxes for most nominations with no wins.