Arthur Kennedy, Barry Coe, Betty Field
Based on the best-selling novel, an introspective look into the relations among the denizens of a small New England Town.
DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
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June 25, 2007This is a true movie classic and it was very controversal in it's day, well worth a look see, and a wonderful job by Lana Turner.
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May 25, 2006But there was a fifth season, of love . . . And only the wise or the lucky ones knew where to find it.
First, what a soundtrack. In addition to everything from big band to bee-bop, they manage to accommodate Stephen Foster and Bobby Burns. Beautiful. Now I want to read the
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July 12, 2009The ultimate melodramatic tearjerker from it's era (along with Imitation of Life) The controversial novel gets a bit of a tame treatment here, but with the outstanding production and a terrific cast, it still packs a dramatic punch. Always interesting, Lana Turner gives one of he...( read more)
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October 18, 2008I am deeply honored of being the first individual in the whole Flixster to give this hackjob of a film such a low rating. It's overlong, the dialogues are just cliches of cliches and half the acting sucks. I'm normally all aboard for a good old fashioned melodrama, but this one j...( read more)
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October 7, 2008Peyton Place is a lavish melodrama that exposes the rampant sexuality and perverse desires of small-town America; simmering beneath a thin veil of respectability and modest sensibilities.
The titular New Hampshire haven radiates from the screen with an impressive visual grandeur...( read more) -
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