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Picnic at Hanging Rock

  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
47K
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Anne-Louise Lambert in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
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During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.

  • Director
    • Peter Weir
  • Writers
    • Cliff Green
    • Joan Lindsay
  • Stars
    • Rachel Roberts
    • Anne-Louise Lambert
    • Vivean Gray
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Weir
    • Writers
      • Cliff Green
      • Joan Lindsay
    • Stars
      • Rachel Roberts
      • Anne-Louise Lambert
      • Vivean Gray
    • 319User reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations total

    Videos3

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    Trailer 4:49
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    Picnic At Hanging Rock: The Picnic
    Picnic At Hanging Rock: Interview With Peter Weir
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    Top Cast38

    Rachel Roberts
    Rachel Roberts
    • Mrs. Appleyard - College Staff
    Anne-Louise Lambert
    Anne-Louise Lambert
    • Miranda St Clare - Pupil
    • (as Anne Lambert)
    Vivean Gray
    • Miss Greta McCraw - College Staff
    Helen Morse
    Helen Morse
    • Mlle. de Poitiers - College Staff
    Kirsty Child
    • Miss Lumley - College Staff
    Tony Llewellyn-Jones
    Tony Llewellyn-Jones
    • Tom - College Staff
    • (as Anthony Llewellyn-Jones)
    Jacki Weaver
    Jacki Weaver
    • Minnie - College Staff
    Frank Gunnell
    • Mr. Whitehead - College Staff
    Karen Robson
    Karen Robson
    • Irma - Pupil
    Jane Vallis
    Jane Vallis
    • Marion Quade - Pupil
    Christine Schuler
    Christine Schuler
    • Edith - Pupil
    Margaret Nelson
    • Sara Waybourne - Pupil
    Ingrid Mason
    • Rosamund - Pupil
    Jenny Lovell
    Jenny Lovell
    • Blanche - Pupil
    Janet Murray
    • Juliana - Pupil
    Vivienne Graves
    • Pupil
    Angela Bencini
    • Pupil
    Melinda Cardwell
    • Pupil
    • Director
      • Peter Weir
    • Writers
      • Cliff Green
      • Joan Lindsay
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Mystery

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Russell Boyd reportedly enhanced the film's diffuse and ethereal look with the simple technique of placing a piece of bridal veil over the camera lens.
    • Goofs
      14 February 1900 was a Wednesday, not a Saturday. While this seems to be a factual error, it could be a subtle hint that this is a fictional story.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Miranda: What we see and what we seem are but a dream, a dream within a dream.
    • Alternate versions
      The Director's Cut released in 1998 (available on Criterion DVD) is seven minutes shorter than the original version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Picnic at Wolf Creek (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 2nd Movement
      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 2, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Criterion Collection (United States)
      • Criterion Forum 2 [United States]
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Picnic en Hanging Rock
    • Filming locations
      • Mount Diogenes, Hanging Rock Reserve, Woodend, Victoria, Australia(Hanging Rock)
    • Production companies
      • British Empire Films Australia
      • The South Australian Film Corporation
      • The Australian Film Commission
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • A$440,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $83,212
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,492
      • Jun 28, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $202,983
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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