Picnic at Hanging Rock
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| 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".
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
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Categories:
- English-language movies
- 1975 drama movies
- 1975 mystery movies
- Australian drama movies
- Movies based on books
- Movies set in the 1900s
- Movies set in Australia
- Victoria, Australia
- Movies directed by Peter Weir
- Mystery drama movies
- Movies about missing people
- Movies set in boarding schools
- 1970s English-language movies