Picnic
“Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!”
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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Cast
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William Holden
Hal Carter
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Kim Novak
Madge Owens
Known for
Vertigo
Bell, Book and Candle
Rosalind Russell
Rosemary - The School Teacher
Known for
His Girl Friday
Auntie Mame
Betty Field
Flo Owens
Known for
Birdman of Alcatraz
Bus Stop
Susan Strasberg
Millie Owens
Known for
Taste of Fear
Kapo
Cliff Robertson
Alan Benson
Known for
Spider-Man
Three Days of the Condor
Arthur O'Connell
Howard Bevans
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Fantastic Voyage
Verna Felton
Helen Potts
Known for
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
Reta Shaw
Irma Henderson
Known for
Mary Poppins
Escape to Witch Mountain
Nick Adams
'Bomber'
Known for
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Pillow Talk
Raymond Bailey
Mr. Benson
Known for
Vertigo
The Beverly Hillbillies
Elizabeth Wilson
Christine Schoenwalder
Known for
The Addams Family
The Graduate
Joshua Logan Director · Daniel Taradash Screenplay William Inge Author
Worldwide gross $9M · Budget $3M · United States release November 18, 1955
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Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,000,000
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · November 18, 1955
Theatrical
United States · November 18, 1955
Theatrical
United States
February 16, 1956 · Theatrical
Austria
April 13, 1956 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 16, 2007 · Physical
France
September 26, 1956 · Theatrical
October 12, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
March 16, 1956 · Theatrical
Italy
April 6, 1956 · Theatrical
Japan
March 14, 1956 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 5, 1956 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 8, 2003 · Physical
Spain
October 8, 1956 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 18, 1955 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 11, 1956 · Theatrical
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