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A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.
- Nominated for 9 Oscars
- 2 wins & 17 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaImmediately after the graduation sequence, there is a quick scene showing Allison MacKenzie (Diane Varsi) at a typewriter. She is in the same pose that showed author Grace Metalious on the back of the paperback. The detail is exact, right down to the position of her body and clothing.
- GoofsAll of the women's hair styles and clothing are strictly 1957, not 1941.
- Quotes
Mr. Harrington: This job starts at 3,000 a year.
Michael Rossi: Then we're all wasting our time. That's only $5 a week more than I was making as a teacher, Mr. Harrington
Mr. Harrington: But this offers you security -- a long term contract.
Michael Rossi: Guaranteed poverty is not security.
- Alternate versions(Spoiler) Originally premiered at 162 minutes. Cut by 5 minutes, shortly after premiere, reputedly in the scene involving the murder of Arthur Kennedy's character.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
- SoundtracksWonderful Season of Love (Theme from Peyton Place)
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Waxman
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
[Sung by chorus over closing credits]
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A more realistic view of life in the 50s.
Okay, so I wasn't alive in the 50s. But my father certainly was.
He recommended this movie to me, and I have to say -- I was impressed.
It represents one of the few mainstream films of the era that presented day-to-day life as it really was. Peyton Place is a movie that strips away the candy-coated exterior which surrounds many a 50s film, and shows the raw and flawed lives of people who are struggling with issues that viewers in today's society can still relate to.
Although a different genre, it wasn't until I delved deeper into Film Noir that I discovered more films that presented an edgier and raw window into the world of the 40s and 50s. I appreciate a writer or director that has the guts to risk losing viewers by insisting on honest presentation of culture or events.
This film is worth a look.
He recommended this movie to me, and I have to say -- I was impressed.
It represents one of the few mainstream films of the era that presented day-to-day life as it really was. Peyton Place is a movie that strips away the candy-coated exterior which surrounds many a 50s film, and shows the raw and flawed lives of people who are struggling with issues that viewers in today's society can still relate to.
Although a different genre, it wasn't until I delved deeper into Film Noir that I discovered more films that presented an edgier and raw window into the world of the 40s and 50s. I appreciate a writer or director that has the guts to risk losing viewers by insisting on honest presentation of culture or events.
This film is worth a look.
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- Jerry Wald's Production of Peyton Place
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- Camden, Maine, USA(Exterior)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $25,600,000
- Runtime2 hours 37 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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