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Picnic is a 1955 American Technicolor romantic comedy-drama film filmed in CinemaScope. It was adapted for the screen by Daniel Taradash from William Inge's 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.
Picnic: Directed by Joshua Logan. With William Holden, Kim Novak, Betty Field, Susan Strasberg. Emotions are ignited among the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labor Day picnic.
- (9.9K)
- Drama, Romance
- Joshua Logan
- 1955-12
Made on location at great expense, Picnic is an exceptional Columbia film. Cinematographer James Wong Howe's warm, diffuse colors give the show a special look for its year (1955), transforming the harvest picnic into a painfully poignant ritual for those in desperate need to change their lives.
- Joshua Logan, Carter Dehaven Jr.
- William Holden
Charming Hal Carter (William Holden) turned to wandering after a failed acting career left him loose in the wind. Interested in reuniting with an old college friend, Alan Benson (Cliff Robertson),...
- (12)
- Joshua Logan
- PG
- William Holden
May 28, 2024 · Picnic” is a timeless movie released in 1955, based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and explores themes of love, desire, and societal expectations. It received critical acclaim and won two Academy Awards. The film showcases stunning performances, visually striking cinematography, and emotionally charged storytelling.
May 20, 2022 · An Appreciation of Picnic (1955) play is rich in character, mood, and atmosphere.”. William Inge. These are the words of William Inge, the playwright who won a Pulitzer prize for his 1953 creation, Picnic. The 1955 film version of Inge’s play is exactly that – a piece that “is rich in character, mood, and atmosphere.”.
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One of the biggest box-office attractions of the 1950s, Picnic was adapted by Daniel Taradash from the Pulitzer Prize-winning William Inge play. William Holden plays Hal Carter, a handsome drifter who ambles into a small Kansas town during the Labor Day celebration to look up old college chum Alan (Cliff Robertson, in his film debut).
