Picnic

1955

1h 54m

6.3

6.3/10

108 votes • View on IMDb

Drama Romance

"Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!"

Overview

Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $9,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

small town picnic based on play or musical kansas, usa drifter labor day sexual repression social differences college friends mother daughter relationship sister sister relationship social prejudice

Quick Facts

Release Date	November 18, 1955
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0048491
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Cast

William Holden

Hal Carter

Kim Novak

Madge Owens

Rosalind Russell

Rosemary - The School Teacher

Betty Field

Flo Owens

Susan Strasberg

Millie Owens

Cliff Robertson

Alan Benson

Arthur O'Connell

Howard Bevans

Verna Felton

Helen Potts

Reta Shaw

Irma Henderson

Nick Adams

'Bomber'

Raymond Bailey

Mr. Benson

Elizabeth Wilson

Christine Schoenwalder

Key Crew

Daniel Taradash

Screenplay

Joshua Logan

Director

Fred Kohlmar

Producer