Picnic
Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!
1955 | 114m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Joshua Logan |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Daniel Taradash |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Joshua Logan |
| Writer: | Daniel Taradash |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | small town, picnic, kansas, usa, based on play or musical, drifter, labor day, sexual repression, social differences, college friends, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, social prejudice |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,000,000
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Holden | Hal Carter |
| Kim Novak | Madge Owens |
| Rosalind Russell | Rosemary - The School Teacher |
| Betty Field | Flo Owens |
| Susan Strasberg | Millie Owens |
| Cliff Robertson | Alan Benson |
| Arthur O'Connell | Howard Bevans |
| Verna Felton | Helen Potts |
| Reta Shaw | Irma Henderson |
| Nick Adams | 'Bomber' |
| Raymond Bailey | Mr. Benson |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Christine Schoenwalder |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joshua Logan | Director |
| Daniel Taradash | Screenplay |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Jean Louis | Costume Designer |
| James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| William Inge | Theatre Play |
| William A. Lyon | Editor |
| William Flannery | Art Direction |
| Henri Jaffa | Technical Advisor |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Designer |
| George Cooper | Sound |
| Ray Cory | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Jo Mielziner | Production Design |
| Helen Hunt | Hair Designer |
| Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Carter DeHaven Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Charles Nelson | Editor |
| John P. Livadary | Sound Supervisor |
| Fred Karger | Music Supervisor |
| Morris Stoloff | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Kohlmar | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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