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FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 15 |  | Cast Lana Turner Lee Philips Lloyd Nolan Arthur Kennedy Russ Tamblyn |  | Directors Mark Robson |  | Screenwriters Grace Metalious John Michael Hayes |  | Running Time 162 minutes |
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Peyton Place High-class soap

Plot A chronicle of life before, during and after World War II in the picture-perfect New Hampshire town of Peyton Place, seen through the eyes of aspiring writer Allison Mackenzie, who lives with her overprotective single mother Constance, climaxing with a murder trial that brings out several nasty secrets. Verdict Effective melodrama with some satisfying emotional confrontations, particularly from Lana Turner.
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