Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Directed by	Peter Weir
Written by	Novel:; Joan Lindsay; Screenplay:; Cliff Green
Produced by	Executive producer:; A. John Graves; Patricia Lovell; Producer:; Hal McElroy; Jim McElroy
Starring	Anne-Louise Lambert; Rachel Roberts; Vivean Gray; Helen Morse; Kirsty Child; Dominic Guard
Cinematography	Russell Boyd
Edited by	Max Lemon
Music by	Non-original music:; Johann Sebastian Bach; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ludwig van Beethoven
Distributed by	Greater Union (AUS); G.T.O. Films (UK); Atlantic Releasing (US)
Release dates	Australia:; 8 August 1975; United Kingdom:; 31 October 1976; United States:; November 1976 (Chicago International Film Festival); 2 February 1979 (wide)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$440,000

Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian drama movie. It was directed by Peter Weir. It stars Anne-Louise Lambert, Helen Morse, Rachel Roberts and Vivean Gray. The movie is from the book Picnic at Hanging Rock, by author Joan Lindsay.

The film tells the story of the disappearance of several schoolgirls and their teacher. They disappear during a picnic to Hanging Rock, Victoria, on St. Valentine's Day in 1900. The movie shows the effect on the local community.

Picnic at Hanging Rock made $5,120,000 in ticket sales in Australia.^[1]

Awards[change | change source]

Nominated in 1976 for "Best Cinematography" by the British Society of Cinematographers.
Winner of "Best Cinematography" at the 1976 for BAFTA Awards. Also nominated for "Best Costume Design" and "Best Soundtrack".
Winner of "Best Cinematography" at the 1979 Saturn Awards by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Also nominated for "Best Writing".