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Released
1957 · FILM

Peyton Place

Small town America will never be the same again.

Directed by
Runtime
157 min
CrimeDramaMystery

Synopsis

In the seemingly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie attempts to atone for a past indiscretion—resulting in her illegitimate daughter, Allison—by adopting a chaste and prudish attitude toward all matters sexual. Despite her efforts, Constance finds herself drawn to the handsome new teacher, Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who aspires to the carefree lifestyle of the town's "fast girl," Betty Anderson, genuinely falls in love with the troubled mama's boy, Norman Page.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by David BrethertonShot by William C MellorScored by Franz Waxman

Also known as

  • Glut unter der Aschede
  • Les Plaisirs de l'enferfr
  • I peccatori di Peytonit

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