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Peyton Place is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mark Robson released in USA on 13 december 1957 with Lana Turner
Peyton Place (1957)
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Add to a movie listPeyton Place is a 1957 American De Luxe color drama film in CinemaScope directed by Mark Robson. The screenplay by John Michael Hayes is based on the bestselling 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious.
Peyton Place is an exposé of the lives and loves of the residents of a small New England mill town, in the years surrounding World War II, where scandal, homicide, suicide, incest, and moral hypocrisy hide behind a tranquil façade. The film stars Lana Turner and Hope Lange, with supporting roles by Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, and Diane Varsi.
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In the seemingly idyllic New England town of Peyton Place, drunkard Lucas Cross (Arthur Kennedy) stumbles out of his house as his son leaves town. Lucas's downtrodden wife, Nellie (Betty Field) goes to work as the housekeeper for Constance "Connie" MacKenzie (Lana Turner), a local dress shop owner. The daughters of the two families, Allison MacKenzie (Diane Varsi) and Selena Cross (Hope Lange) are best friends and are about to graduate high school.Actors
Lana Turner
(Constance MacKenzie)
Diane Varsi
(Allison MacKenzie)
Hope Lange
(Selena Cross)
Lloyd Nolan
(Dr. Matthew Swain)
Lee Philips
(Michael Rossi)
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