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Release Date:
3 March 1958 (Sweden)
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Now all of it is on the screen! more
Plot:
Allison MacKenzie looks back on life in the New England town where she grew up around the time of Pearl Harbor...
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Stepfather
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Scandal
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New England
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Awards:
Nominated for 9 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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Oscars quiz: What film lost all five bids for acting?
(From Gold Derby. 5 December 2009, 11:15 AM, PST)
Birthday Suits, An Oscar For Ed!
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(From Gold Derby. 5 December 2009, 11:15 AM, PST)
Birthday Suits, An Oscar For Ed!
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Picturesque Character Study of the Emotional Life of Small Town USA
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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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157 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
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Canada:14A (video rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #18628) |
Germany:12 (DVD rating) |
West Germany:16 (f) |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Spain:T |
UK:15
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Factual errors: Selena's lawyer informs her that the prosecutor in her murder trial is being sent from Portland. The prosecutor would in fact have been sent from Augusta, the State capitol. (Although the book was set in New Hampshire, the film is set in Maine.)
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Michael Rossi:
I kissed you. You kissed me. That's affection, not carnality. That's affection, not lust. You ought to know the difference.
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Referenced in "Remington Steele: Steele in the News (#1.18)" (1983)
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Blue Moon
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Peyton Place is a great and realistic observation of human behavior taken in the context of when and where it was written, no matter how shocking truth may appear. After years of medical practice, I have lived many experiences not unlike that of Dr. Swain in this novel/movie. I saw "Peyton Place" for the first time in my late forties as part of a CineClub presentation. I grew up naively in a small North East farm town in the late 50's. My grand uncle was our local Country Doctor. I was frightened if not scandalized by the big city lifestyle when I moved to the city to attend medical school. He assured me that "we" had the same "scandals" in our community, it was just "hidden or kept secret". In all honesty, I had already witnessed some of these issues as they shook my own family of origin. Later, I returned to practice in a rural town. As I got closer to the native citizens, I discovered many secrets, secrets not unlike some of the tragic events that took Peyton Place by storm. As I grew older (and hopefully wiser), I realized that each town has their own "Peyton Place". It's all around us, it's is part of our human nature, part of it is in each one of us. Mrs. Metalious, the author of this great novel, paid the price of her own honesty with her life. This novel and the movie that it is based on, have to be taken in the time context it was created. Unfortunately, many of these events are still taking place around us today. I have witnessed them through my interaction with many patients and friends. Love, lust, passion, ambition, greed, envy... are all basic instincts that drive us through the meanders of life, some leading us to good outcomes others to tragedy. I recently returned from our occupation in Iraq where I was severely injured in combat, ending my career as a physician. I saw the best and also the worst of what man can do to mankind. I witnessed many issues that I saw in Peyton Place, only on a larger scale. Peyton Place bears witness to a part of the world we live in, it is in all of us. The events taking place in her youth were the source of Grace Metalious' novel and shaped the course of her story. I highly recommend this movie, it is part of history, our American history, good or bad. Finally, I greatly appreciate all the viewers that take time to share their opinion about movies with the readers through IMDb's Comments Place. May God or your "Higher Power" bless you all, GLN.