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Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 2, 1975

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Drama, Mystery

User Score

72%

Original Title

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Production Companies

McElroy & McElroy, Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd., British Empire Films Australia, Australian Film Commission

Director

Peter Weir

Revenue

$84,744

Description

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.