Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975
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Synopsis
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.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) is a 1h 47min drama feature film by Peter Weir. In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia.
Key facts
Cast
Helen Morse, Rachel Roberts, Jacki Weaver, Dominic Guard
Original language
English
First release
September 2, 1975
Production companies
Australian Film Commission
Based on
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Setting
Australia, Hanging Rock
Filming locations
Australia
Crew
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Editing
Max Lemon
Music
Bruce Smeaton, Georghe Zamfir
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- FANT Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival 2026 - Estrellas FANT
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 - Sitges Clàssics
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2024 - OZPLOITATION
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2022 - Sitges Clàssics - Focus Macros Ocultas
- L'Étrange Festival 2019 - Carte blanche
Titles
| Original title | Picnic at Hanging Rock | |
| Québec French title | Pique-nique à Hanging Rock |
Full credits
| Director | Peter Weir |
| Cast | Helen Morse, Rachel Roberts, Jacki Weaver, Dominic Guard |
| Cinematography | Russell Boyd |
| Editing | Max Lemon |
| Music | Bruce Smeaton, Georghe Zamfir |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
