Picnic
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11/18/1955Runtime
114 minsOverview
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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A languorous examination of desire and social constraint set over a pivotal Labor Day weekend in Kansas. The arrival of a charming drifter unravels the carefully maintained surface of small-town propriety, exposing the yearnings and resentments simmering beneath.
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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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