Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Movie · PG · 107 min · ★ 7.2 · 87% critics
Set in the early 1900s at a girls’ boarding school in Australia, a Valentine’s Day outing to the scenic Hanging Rock turns strange when a small group wanders off despite strict rules. As the day goes on, the faculty realizes multiple people have disappeared mysteriously, leaving everyone searching without answers.
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-09-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (885 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy haunting, ambiguous mysteries and moody period vibes, with Hanging Rock as a lingering centerpiece; Not for you if you need clear answers or prefer straightforward storytelling like Rabbit-Proof Fence or The Last Wave.
Pros: atmospheric mystery; gorgeous scenery; tense ambiguity | Cons: unresolved ending; slow early pacing; divisive performances
Themes
- australia
- based on novel or book
- orphanage
- girls' boarding school
- based on true story
- coming of age
- hanging rock
- atmospheric
- valentine's day
- mysterious
- 1900s
- mysterious disappearance
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1976 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 1976 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 1976 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 1976 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 1976 · nominated
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- Australian Film Institute Award — Best Screenplay · 1976 · nominated
Cast & crew
Rachel Roberts
as Mrs. Appleyard
Vivean Gray
as Miss Greta McCraw
Helen Morse
as Mlle. Dianne de Poitiers
Kirsty Child
as Miss Dora Lumley
Tony Llewellyn-Jones
as Tom
Jacki Weaver
as Minnie
Anne-Louise Lambert
as Miranda St. Clare
Karen Robson
as Irma Leopold
Jane Vallis
as Marion Quade
- CS
Christine Schuler
as Edith Horton
Directed by Peter Weir