Picnic at Hanging Rock

1h 55min

Drama

Mystery

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.

Production Companies

McElroy & McElroy

Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd.

British Empire Films Australia

Australian Film Commission

Cast

Rachel Roberts

Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Appleyard
Vivean Gray

Vivean Gray

Miss Greta McCraw
Helen Morse

Helen Morse

Mlle. Dianne de Poitiers
Kirsty Child

Kirsty Child

Miss Dora Lumley
Anne-Louise Lambert

Anne-Louise Lambert

Miranda St. Clare
Karen Robson

Karen Robson

Irma Leopold
Jane Vallis

Jane Vallis

Marion Quade
Christine Schuler

Christine Schuler

Edith Horton
Margaret Nelson

Margaret Nelson

Sara Waybourne
Ingrid Mason

Ingrid Mason

Rosamund Swift
Jenny Lovell

Jenny Lovell

Blanche Gifford
Wynn Roberts

Wynn Roberts

Sgt. Bumpher
Peter Collingwood

Peter Collingwood

Col. Fitzhubert
Olga Dickie

Olga Dickie

Mrs. Fitzhubert
Dominic Guard

Dominic Guard

Michael Fitzhubert
John Jarratt

John Jarratt

Albert Crundall
Frank Gunnell

Frank Gunnell

Mr. Whitehead
Kay Taylor

Kay Taylor

Mrs. Bumpher
Garry McDonald

Garry McDonald

Const. Jones
Martin Vaughan

Martin Vaughan

Ben Hussey
John Fegan

John Fegan

Doc. McKenzie

Release date

2nd Sep 1975

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français