Peyton Place (film)
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| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Directed by | Mark Robson Hal Herman (Ass't) |
| Written by | Grace Metalious (novel) John Michael Hayes (screenplay) |
| Starring | Lana Turner Lee Philips Arthur Kennedy |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Editing | David Bretherton |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | December 13, 1957 |
| Runtime | 162 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
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Peyton Place is a 1957 American motion picture drama based on the bestselling novel by Grace Metalious. Shocking at the time of its initial release, it's a story about the lives and loves of the residents of a small New England town in the years immediately preceding and following World War II whose tranquil facade hides scandal and hypocrisy. At the core of its plot are three women - Constance Mackenzie, who has shielded the truth about her past from daughter Allison, an aspiring author, and Selena Cross, a "good" girl living on the "wrong side of the tracks."
A major box office hit, Peyton Place was the second highest grossing film of 1958.
Primary cast:
- Lana Turner : Constance MacKenzie
- Lee Philips : Michael Rossi
- Arthur Kennedy : Lucas Cross
- Lloyd Nolan : Dr. Matthew Swain
- Russ Tamblyn : Norman Page
- Terry Moore : Betty Anderson
- Hope Lange : Selena Cross
- Diane Varsi : Allison MacKenzie
- David Nelson : Ted Carter
- Barry Coe : Rodney Harrington
- Betty Field : Nellie Cross
- Mildred Dunnock : Miss Elsie Thornton
- Leon Ames : Mr. Harrington
- Lorne Greene : Prosecutor
Award nominations:
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Academy Award for Directing – (Mark Robson)
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures – (Mark Robson)
- Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay – (John Michael Hayes)
- WGA for Best Written American Drama – (John Michael Hayes)
- Academy Award for Best Actress – (Lana Turner)
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress – (Diane Varsi)
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress – (Hope Lange)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - (Hope Lange)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - (Mildred Dunnock)
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – (Arthur Kennedy)
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – (Russ Tamblyn)
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography – (William C. Mellor)
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A less successful sequel, Return to Peyton Place, was released in 1961.