Picnic at Hanging Rock
Australia • 1975
Director
#29Criterion Collection →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.
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorPeter Weir
WriterCliff Green
CinematographerRussell Boyd
ComposerBruce Smeaton
EditorMax Lemon
ProducerHal McElroy, Jim McElroy
Cast
Rachel Robertsas Mrs. Appleyard
Vivean Grayas Miss Greta McCraw
Helen Morseas Mlle. Dianne de Poitiers
