Legion of Decency, meaning it was deemed 'acceptable to all,' is a dead giveaway." (In actuality, it was given an "A-III" rating, meaning appropriate only for adults.) In the years since its release, critics have continued to comment on the film's sterilized screenplay, though Graydon Carter wrote in 2016, "Despite the movie's almost picture-postcard tone of whimsy, it did manage to retain some of Grace's finger-pointingmost notably in a stunning montage of duplicitous citizens filing into a myriad of churches, all dressed in their Sunday best." Accolades The film received nine Academy Award nominations and no wins, tying a record set by The Little Foxes. This was later surpassed by The Turning Point and The Color Purple, both of which received 11 nominations and no wins. Home media 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Peyton Place on DVD in 2004, featuring an audio commentary by Terry Moore and Russ Tamblyn, an AMC-produced documentary on the film, and vintage newsreel footage. The film had its debut on Blu-ray in 2017 by Twilight Time, in an edition limited to 3,000 copies. The Blu-ray repurposes the bonus materials from the 20th Century Fox DVD, and adds a new commentary by filmmaker and historian Willard Carroll. See also List of American films of 1957 Illegitimacy in fiction References Bibliography External links 1957 films 1957 drama films 20th Century Fox films Adultery in films American drama films CinemaScope films Abortion Films about rape Films adapted into television shows Films based on American novels Films directed by Mark Robson Films produced by Jerry Wald Films scored by Franz Waxman Films set in New England Films set in the 1940s Films set on the home front during World War II Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in Maine Films with screenplays by John Michael Hayes 1950s English-language films 1950s American films