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Picnic

Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!

★ 6.4 1955 114 min PG DramaRomance

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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ERA & CONTEXT

Picnic in its release era

Released in 1955, Picnic sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1955-11-18
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.4/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Columbia Pictures

People behind the title

DirectorJoshua LoganWriterDaniel TaradashCastWilliam HoldenCastKim NovakCastRosalind RussellCastBetty FieldCastSusan Strasberg

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Topicssmall townpicnicbased on play or musicalkansas, usadrifterlabor daysexual repressionsocial differences

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