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Picnic
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Picnic

1955 · 114 min Drama Romance
6.3 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Joshua Logan

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Hal Carter

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Madge Owens

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Rosemary - The School Teacher

Betty Field

Betty Field

Flo Owens

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Millie Owens

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Alan Benson

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Howard Bevans

Verna Felton

Verna Felton

Helen Potts

Reta Shaw

Reta Shaw

Irma Henderson

Nick Adams

Nick Adams

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