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Picnic

Picnic

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19556.31h 54m

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.

Directed by Joshua Logan
Written by Daniel Taradash, William Inge
Produced by Fred Kohlmar
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Hal Carter

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Madge Owens

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Rosemary - The School Teacher

Betty Field

Betty Field

Flo Owens

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Millie Owens

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Alan Benson

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Howard Bevans

Verna Felton

Verna Felton

Helen Potts

Reta Shaw

Reta Shaw

Irma Henderson

Nick Adams

Nick Adams

'Bomber'

Themes & Keywords

small townpicnicbased on play or musicalkansas, usadrifterlabor daysexual repressionsocial differencescollege friendsmother daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipsocial prejudice

About Picnic

Picnic is a drama, romance film released in 1955 exploring themes of small town, picnic, based on play or musical, kansas, usa, drifter, labor day. Directed by Joshua Logan, it stars William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell. 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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