Picnic (1955)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.193 |
Directed By
Joshua Logan
Crew
Joshua Logan
Daniel Taradash
William Inge
Henri Jaffa
Jean Louis
Morris Stoloff
Clay Campbell
Helen Hunt
John P. Livadary
George Cooper
Arthur Morton
Fred Karger
Ray Cory
Fred Kohlmar
George Duning
James Wong Howe
William A. Lyon
Charles Nelson
Jo Mielziner
William Flannery
Robert Priestley
Carter DeHaven Jr.
TOP CAST
William Holden
Hal Carter
Kim Novak
Madge Owens
Rosalind Russell
Rosemary - The School Teacher
Betty Field
Flo Owens
Susan Strasberg
Millie Owens
Cliff Robertson
Alan Benson
Arthur O'Connell
Howard Bevans
Verna Felton
Helen Potts
Reta Shaw
Irma Henderson
Nick Adams
'Bomber'
Raymond Bailey
Mr. Benson
Elizabeth Wilson
Christine Schoenwalder
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