"Peyton Place is the sensitive and poignant story of coming of age in a small New England village whose peaceful facade hides love and passion, scandal and hypocrisy. Allison (Diane Varsi), a beautiful high school student and aspiring writer, struggles to grow up under the thumb of her emotionally crippled single mother (Lana Turner). The mother, a woman with a hidden past, is now aroused by the temptations of the new high school principal. On the other side of town, Allison's best friend, Selena (Hope Lang), lives in a shack with an abusive stepfather. As the seasons change, so do Allison and her friends, as they struggle to mature in the stifling small town. Finally, Allison leaves Peyton Place, but she returns to help Selena, now accused of murdering her stepfather. The trail will expose the town's bankrupt moral standards and finally bring its citizens together." 

Nominated for Nine Academy Awards 
Produced in 1957 
Directed by Mark Robson 
Adapted by John Michael Hayes 
Music by Franz Waxman 
157 minutes 
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