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Peyton Place (1957)
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Starring: |
Leon Ames,
Mildred Dunnock,
Betty Field,
Lorne Greene,
Arthur Kennedy,
Hope Lange,
Terry Moore,
David Nelson,
Lloyd Nolan,
Erin O'Brien-Moore,
Lee Philips,
Russ Tamblyn,
Lana Turner
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Director:
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Mark Robson
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Drama
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20th Century Fox
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Subtitles: |
English,Spanish
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Length: |
157 mins
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Studio Classics
Based on Grace Metalious' best-selling novel, Peyton Place received an impressive nine Oscar nominations in 1957, including Best Picture. Lana Turner's acclaimed performance as Constance MacKenzie, the single mother of a beautiful teen (Diane Varsi), earned her a Best Actress nomination (Varsi received Best Supporting Actress consideration as well).
While Constance and the other parents in a picture-perfect New Hampshire town strive to keep their teenagers on the straight and narrow, scandals take place around them: A drunken school caretaker (Arthur Kennedy, nominated for Best Supporting Actor) traumatizes his stepdaughter, which prompts a murder, a trial and the revelation that nothing is as it seems in this beautifully photographed, spell-binding drama filled with top-notch performances.
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