Picnic (1955)
Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!
115 min
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
- Release date
- November 18, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $9,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- William Holden as Hal Carter
- Kim Novak as Madge Owens
- Betty Field as Flo Owens
- Susan Strasberg as Millie Owens
- Cliff Robertson as Alan Benson
- Arthur O'Connell as Howard Bevans
- Verna Felton as Helen Potts
- Reta Shaw as Irma Kronkite
- Nick Adams as Bomber
- Raymond Bailey as Mr. Benson
Crew
- Joshua Logan · Director
- Daniel Taradash · Writer
- William Inge · Writer
- Fred Kohlmar · Producer
- George Duning · Composer
- James Wong Howe · Cinematographer
- William A. Lyon · Editor
- Charles Nelson · Editor
- Jo Mielziner · Production designer