Peyton Place (1957)

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157 min - Drama | Romance - 3 March 1958 (Sweden)

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Allison MacKenzie looks back on life in the New England town where she grew up around the time of Pearl Harbor... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Robson

Writers:

John Michael Hayes (screenplay), Grace Metalious (from the novel by)

Stars:

Lana Turner, Lee Philips and Lloyd Nolan

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Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Lana Turner	...	Constance MacKenzie
	Lee Philips	...	Michael Rossi
	Lloyd Nolan	...	Dr. Swain
	Arthur Kennedy	...	Lucas Cross
	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
	Robert H. Harris	...	Seth Bushwell

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Allison MacKenzie looks back on life in the New England town where she grew up around the time of Pearl Harbor. Beneath the town's placid god-fearing exterior lay any number of dark secrets involving sexual attraction and repression, illegitimacy, rape, gossip, intolerance, and class snobbery. No wonder Allison had moved to a quiet place like New York. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>

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Small town America will never be the same again. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1958 (Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

A Caldeira do Diabo See more »

Filming Locations:

Belfast, Maine, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$25,600,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Jerry Wald Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Susan Hayward was early favorite for lead role. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Allison plays classical music on an LP (33 1/3) record changer. The LP was not developed until 1949. See more »

Quotes

Constance MacKenzie: All men are alike. The approach is different; the result is always the same.
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Connections

Referenced in "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: Episode #2.19" (1969) See more »

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"Auld Lang Syne"
(1788) (uncredited)
Music Traditional
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Sung by those at the graduation dance See more »

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