The lives and love lives going on behind closed doors in a small New England town create a sizzling saga of passion and scandal. Academy Award Nominations: 9, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress--Lana Turner, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
An entertaining adaptation of the best-selling, controversial Grace Metalious novel set in a small New England town. Although everything seems picture-perfect in Peyton Place, there are actually many troubles brewing within the town including infidelity, illegitimacy and rape. Among the many memorable characters we meet are Constance and her defiant daughter Allison, who finds out, much to her shock, that she's an illegitimate child. Then there's Selena Cross, who has a tense relationship with her alcoholic stepfather, a school caretaker who eventually rapes the girl and continues abusing her -- until it leads to murder.
The film was made into a very successful and popular television series in the 1960s, starring Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal.
Shot in Cinemascope. Color by DeLuxe.
The film was shot on location in Camden, Maine.
Its original running length was 162 minutes.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Dual Side - Single Layer
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Mono - English, Spanish, French
Stereo - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Terry Moore, Russ Tamblyn - Stars
Featurette:
1. "AMC Backstory: Peyton Place"
2. Movietone Newsreel Footage
Trailers:
1. Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Director of Photography
William Mellor:
Production Designer
Lyle Wheeler: Art Director
Art Director
Jack Martin Smith: Art Director
Review 1:
"...Varsi and Kennedy are especially good..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 04/26/1991
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