Description
Peyton Place is the sensitive and poignant story of coming of age in a small New England village whose peaceful facade hides love, passion, scandal and hypocrisy. Allison, a high school student and aspiring writer, struggles to grow up under the thumb of her emotionally-crippled single mother, while her best friend Selena lives with an abusive stepfather. Directed by Mark Robson and based on the best-selling novel by Grace Metalious, the film stars Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, Diane Varsi and Hope Lange. Released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1957 and nominated for nine Academy Awards, it features a magnificent score by Franz Waxman. This Fox Video VHS release runs 157 minutes, is presented in color, and is Hi-Fi Stereo with closed captioning.