Considered scandalous when first published, this story is now a modern classic. 'Peyton Place' has sold over 10,000,000 copies worldwide and remains the fourth bestselling novel of all time.
Adaptations (2)
Peyton Place has been adapted 2 times, across film and television series, from 1957 to 1964.
Peyton Place1957 · film · 157 min · dir. Mark Robson · IMDb ↗In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
Peyton Place1964 · television series · 30 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.3Like the novel and film of the same name, this nighttime soap opera is set in the small New England town of Peyton Place, whose quaint charm masks a complicated web of extramarital affairs, shady business deals, scandals, even murder.
