Peyton Place (film)

Peyton Place
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Robson
Screenplay byJohn Michael Hayes
Based onPeyton Place
by Grace Metalious
Produced byJerry Wald
Starring
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Edited byDavid Bretherton
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Jerry Wald Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • December 11, 1957 (1957-12-11) (Camden, Maine)[1]
  • December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12) (United States)[2]
Running time
157 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.8[4]—$2.2 million[5]
Box office$25.6 million[6]

Peyton Place is a 1957 American drama film starring Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Diane Varsi, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, and Terry Moore. Directed by Mark Robson, it follows the residents of a small fictional New England mill town in the years surrounding World War II, where scandal, homicide, suicide, incest, and moral hypocrisy belie its tranquil façade. It is based on Grace Metalious's bestselling 1956 novel of the same name.

Released in December 1957, Peyton Place was a major box-office success, though its omission of the novel's sexually explicit material was widely criticized. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won none, tying the record set by The Little Foxes for most nominations with no wins.

  1. ^ "Today in History – Monday, December 11". Telegram & Gazette. December 11, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "'Peyton Place' Showings On Limited Runs Basis". Motion Picture Daily: 3. December 9, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Peyton Place (1957)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Pryor, Thomas M. (July 26, 1958). "Jerry Wald Presents His Treasurer's Report – Blaustein's 'Horsemen'". The New York Times. p. X5.
  5. ^ Solomon 1989, p. 251.
  6. ^ "Box Office Information for Peyton Place". The Numbers.