Picnic

Picnic

Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!

1955•1h 54m•6.3/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(107)

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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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Hal Carter

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Madge Owens

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Rosemary - The School Teacher

Betty Field

Betty Field

Flo Owens

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Millie Owens

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Alan Benson

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Howard Bevans

Verna Felton

Verna Felton

Helen Potts

Reta Shaw

Reta Shaw

Irma Henderson

Nick Adams

Nick Adams

'Bomber'

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Mr. Benson

Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth Wilson

Christine Schoenwalder

Phyllis Newman

Phyllis Newman

Juanita Badger

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