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Picnic
TitlePicnic
Year1955
Time113 mins
GenreDrama; Romance
DirectorJoshua Logan
EditionColumbia Classics
FormatDVD
ActorWilliam Holden as Hal Carter; Kim Novak as Madge Owens; Betty Field as Flo Owens; Susan Strasberg as Millie Owens; Cliff Robertson as Alan Benson; Arthur O'Connell as Howard Bevans; Verna Felton as Helen Potts; Reta Shaw as Irma Kronkite; Nick Adams as Bomber; Raymond Bailey as Mr. Benson; Elizabeth Wilson as Christine Schoenwalder; Rosalind Russell as Miss Rosemary Sydney; Warren Frederick Adams as Stranger; Carle E. Baker as Grain Elevator Worker; George E. Bemis as Neighbor
RatingPG (Parental Guidance)
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
LanguageEnglish
PlotThe morning of a small town Labor Day picnic, a drifter (Hal Carter) blows into town to visit an old fraternity buddy (Alan Benson) who also happens to be the son of the richest man in town. Hal is an egocentric braggart - all potential and no accomplishment. He meets up with Madge Owens, the town beauty queen and girlfriend of Alan Benson.
ProducerFred Kohlmar
WriterDaniel Taradash; William Inge
SubtitlesEnglish; Spanish; Portuguese; Korean; Thai; Mandarin
Picnic