Peyton Place (film)

Peyton Place
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark Robson
Screenplay by	John Michael Hayes
Based on	Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
Produced by	Jerry Wald
Starring	Lana Turner Hope Lange Lee Philips Lloyd Nolan Diane Varsi Arthur Kennedy Russ Tamblyn Terry Moore
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	David Bretherton
Music by	Franz Waxman
Production company	Jerry Wald Productions
Distributed by	20th 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]
Country	United States
Language	English
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.