Electrically attracted to each other...Overwhelmingly engulfed by it...Guiltily in love!
Plot Summary
Emotions are ignited amongst the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labour Day picnic.
Run Time
115 min, USA:113 min (DVD version)
Aspect Ratio
2.55 : 1
Genre
Drama, Romance
Language
English
Keyword
Picnic, Drifter, Kansas, Fraternity, Small Town
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
4-Track Stereo
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Americana, Rural Drama
Themes
Love Triangles, Small-Town Life, Self-Destructive Romance
Tones
Literate, Atmospheric, Stylized, Talky, Tense
Has Detailed Data (New)
10, 1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Picnic is a 1955 Cinemascope film in Technicolor. It tells the story of an ex-college football star turned drifter who arrives in a small Kansas town on Labor Day and is drawn to a girl who is already spoken for. The screenplay was adapted by Daniel Taradash from William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
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