Picnic at Hanging Rock

Name: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1975-09-02
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child, Tony Llewellyn-Jones

On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock ... Some were never to return.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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Release date

1975-09-02

Country

Australia

Production

South Australian Film Corporation, Australian Film Commission, McElroy & McElroy, Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd., British Empire Films Australia

Genre

Drama, Mystery

Budget

$440 000

Revenue

$49 582

Website

https://picnicathangingrockofficial.com/

Director

Peter Weir

Actors

Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Jacki Weaver, Anne-Louise Lambert, Karen Robson, Jane Vallis, Christine Schuler
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Scenario

Producer

Hal McElroy, Jim McElroy, A. John Graves, Patricia Lovell

Operator

Russell Boyd

Composer

Artist

Christopher Webster

Audition

Editing

Max Lemon
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Short description

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on Joan Lindsay's novel 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' (1967).
The watches of all the crew members at Hanging Rock started to run fast.
Both Joan Lindsay’s book and Peter Weir’s film begin on February 14, 1900, that is, on Valentine’s Day.
Rachel Roberts landed the role of the Appleyard House mistress by chance. Vivienne Merchant was originally cast, but fell seriously ill during a stopover in Hong Kong on her way to Australia, and Roberts replaced her just days before filming.
In 1998, director Peter Weir released his version of the film, which has a shorter runtime – 107 minutes.
In the film, February 14, 1900, falls on a Saturday, which is inaccurate – it was actually a Wednesday.
The film states that February 14, 1900, fell on a Saturday, which is inaccurate – it was a Wednesday.

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