Peyton Place Movie Review 1957

Passion, scandal, and deception in a small New England town set the standard for passion, scandal, and deception in soap operadom. Shot on location in Camden, Maine. Performances and themes now seem dated, but produced a blockbuster in its time. Adapted from Grace Metalious' popular novel and followed by "Return to Peyton Place."

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Available on VHS
Running time 157 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Top Grossing Films of 1957, Sex & Sexuality

Screenplay

John Michael Hayes

Cast

Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Diane Varsi, Lorne Greene, Russ Tamblyn, Arthur Kennedy, Terry Moore, Barry Coe, David Nelson, Betty Field, Mildred Dunnock, Leon Ames, Alan Reed

Cinematography

William Mellor

Director

Mark Robson

Music

Franz Waxman

Producer

20th Century-Fox, Jerry Wald