| Picnic | |
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| Directed by | Joshua Logan |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Taradash |
| Based on | Picnic 1953 play by William Inge |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Starring | William Holden Kim Novak Betty Field Rosalind Russell |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon Charles Nelson |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[2] |
| Box office | $9 million (rentals)[2] |
Picnic is a 1955 American Technicolor romantic comedy-drama film filmed in CinemaScope.[3][4] It was adapted for the screen by Daniel Taradash from William Inge's 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.[5] Joshua Logan, director of the original Broadway stage production, directed the film version, which stars William Holden, Kim Novak, and Rosalind Russell, with Susan Strasberg and Cliff Robertson in supporting roles. Picnic was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won two.
The film dramatizes 24 hours in the life of a small Kansas town in the mid-20th century during the Labor Day holiday. It is the story of an outsider whose appearance disrupts and rearranges the lives of those whom he encounters.
- ^ Picnic (1955)
- ^ a b "Wall St. Researchers' Cheery Tone". Variety. November 7, 1962. p. 7.
- ^ Arneel, Gene (December 7, 1955). "Film Reviews: Picnic". Variety. p. 8. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; December 10, 1955, p.198
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