Peyton Place
Small town America will never be the same again.
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12/13/1957Runtime
157 minsOverview
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
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A sprawling exploration of the dark secrets festering beneath a small town's respectable facade, where repression, scandal, and desire collide across generations. The film unfolds with operatic intensity, peeling back layers of hypocrisy to reveal the messy humanity struggling under the weight of propriety.
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Lana Turner
Constance MacKenzie
Hope Lange
Selena Cross
Lee Philips
Michael Rossi
Lloyd Nolan
Dr. Matthew Swain
Diane Varsi
Allison MacKenzie
Arthur Kennedy
Lucas Cross
Russ Tamblyn
Norman Page
Terry Moore
Betty Anderson
Barry Coe
Rodney Harrington
David Nelson
Ted Carter
Betty Field
Nellie Cross
Mildred Dunnock
Miss Elsie Thornton
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