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6.4Labor 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.
Released: 1955-11-18114 minDir: Joshua LoganDrama, RomanceBudget: $3.0MBox office: $9.0M
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Cast
- William Holden as Hal Carter
- Kim Novak as Madge Owens
- Rosalind Russell as Rosemary - The School Teacher
- Betty Field as Flo Owens
- Susan Strasberg as Millie Owens
- Cliff Robertson as Alan Benson
Themes
- small town
- picnic
- based on play or musical
- kansas, usa
- drifter
- labor day
- sexual repression
- social differences
- college friends
- mother daughter relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 850108
- Image
- Kim Novak-William Holden in Picnic trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Picnic (film)
- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- title
- Picnic
- review score
- 50%
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Categories
1950s romantic comedy-drama films1955 American films1955 comedy films1955 drama films1955 English-language films1955 filmsAmerican CinemaScope filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican romantic comedy-drama filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy-drama filmsFilms about picnicsFilms about social classFilms directed by Joshua LoganFilms scored by George DuningFilms set in 1955Films set in KansasFilms shot in KansasFilms whose director won the Best Director Golden GlobeFilms whose editor won the Best Film Editing Academy AwardFilms whose production designer won the Best Production Design Academy AwardRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataSalina, KansasTemplate film date with 2 release dates