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Based on Grace Metalious’ best-selling novel, Peyton Place received an impressive nine Oscar nominations in 1957, including Best Picture. Lana Turner’s acclaimed performance as Constance MacKenzie, the single mother of a beautiful teen (Diane Varsi), earned her a Best Actress nomination (Varsi received Best Supporting Actress consideration as well). While Constance and the other parents in a picture-perfect New Hampshire town strive to keep their teenagers on the straight and narrow, scandals take place around them – A drunken school caretaker (Arthur Kennedy, nominated for Best Supporting Actor) traumatizes his stepdaughter, which prompts a murder, a trial and the revelation that nothing is as it seems in this beautifully photographed, spell-binding drama filled with top-notch performances. Features – Commentary by Terry Moore and Russ Tamblyn, AMC Backstory – Peyton Place, Movietone News – Premiere and Photo play Magazine Awards, Widescreen Format (Aspect Ratio 2.35:1), Audio – English Stereo, Spanish Mono, French Mono, Subtitles – English, Spanish. |