Picnic at Hanging Rock

1975

In the early 1900s, Miranda (Anne Lambert) attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress (Rachel Roberts) 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 (Vivean Gray) have disappeared mysteriously.

Australia's First International Hit! [Video Australia]

JBscale

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Mystery

Length

1 hr. 47 mins.

US Theatrical Release

February 2, 1979

US Box Office

$49,582 (#7083 of 7435)

Global Office

$6,953,633 (#3482 of 4373)

Rating

Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition

Criterion Collection #29 Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.78:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Criterion

Released

April 2, 2019

Acquired Date

May 25, 2024

Times Seen

0 Times

Last Watched

Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Rachel Roberts

Vivean Gray

Helen Morse

Kirsty Child

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Jacki Weaver

Frank Gunnell

Anne-Louise Lambert

Karen Robson

Jane Vallis

Christine Schuler

Margaret Nelson

Ingrid Mason

Jenny Lovell

Janet Murray

Wyn Roberts

Garry McDonald

Martin Vaughan

Dominic Guard

John Jarratt

Directors

Peter Weir

Producers

Hal McElroy

Jim McElroy

Writers

Cliff Green

Other Recommendations

1982

2015

2024

2014

1979

1981

1990

1998

User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

91%

Tomatometer

47 votes

83%

Popcornmeter

872 votes

METASCORE

15 votes

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

42,593 votes