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Picnic is a 1955 American romance film and comedy drama directed by Joshua Logan. The screenplay was written by Daniel Taradash, with production by Fred Kohlmar for Columbia Pictures. The cast includes William Holden, Kim Novak, Betty Field, and Rosalind Russell. George Duning composed the score, while James Wong Howe served as director of photography. William Flannery designed the production, and Jean Louis handled costumes. Charles Nelson edited the film.
The narrative is set in Salina, Kansas. Filming took place in Kansas. The movie has a runtime of 114 or 115 minutes. It was released on November 18, 1955. The budget was 3,000,000, and it generated 9,000,000 in revenue. It is distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix via video on demand.
Picnic received an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was named a National Board of Review Top Ten Film. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director. The film holds a rating of 7.0 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.356 on TMDb. Its tagline is "Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!"
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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.
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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joshua Logan
- Screenwriter
- Daniel Taradash
- Cast member
- Elizabeth Wilson
- Composer
- George Duning
- Producer
- Fred Kohlmar
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- James Wong Howe
- Narrative location
- Salina
- Filming location
- Kansas
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 850108
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Kim Novak-William Holden in Picnic trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Picnic (film)
- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- title
- Picnic
- production designer
- William Flannery
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Jean Louis
- different from
- picnic
- film editor
- Charles Nelson
- review score
- 50%
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