Mark Robson

Canadian-born film director associated with Peyton Place (1957).

Peyton Place (1957) is discussed in the review as a 157-minute Hollywood melodrama set in 1941, starring Lana Turner and Hope Lange; the film challenged the Hays Code and received nominations at the Oscars and Golden Globes but did not win.

The available review praises Mark Robson's Peyton Place (1957) as a choral, masterful Hollywood melodrama. The film is noted for its ensemble cast, precise direction and coherent long-form narrative. The reviewer critiques an "imposing (and for me intrusive) soundtrack" as the only flaw. Peyton Place is presented as a film that challenged the Hays Code and earned several major nominations without wins.

For:Fans of classic Hollywood melodrama and mid-20th century film history.