---
title: 'Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Weir'
released: '1975-08-08'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/picnic-at-hanging-rock-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073540/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

1975 · 118 min · Drama, Mystery · Australia


## Synopsis

Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery film directed by Peter Weir from a screenplay by Cliff Green, based on the 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay. The film stars Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Vivean Gray and Jacki Weaver. The plot involves the disappearance of several schoolgirls and their teacher during a picnic at Hanging Rock, Victoria on Valentine's Day in 1900, and the subsequent effect on the local community.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Weir](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weir)
- **Screenplay:** [Cliff Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-green)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gheorghe Zamfir](https://cinepixo.com/people/gheorghe-zamfir)
- **Producer:** [Patricia Lovell](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-lovell), [Hal and Jim McElroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-and-jim-mcelroy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-boyd)

## Cast

- [Dominic Guard](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-guard) as Michael Fitzhubert
- [Vivean Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivean-gray) as Miss McCraw
- [Rachel Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-roberts) as Mrs. Appleyard
- [John Jarratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-jarratt) as Albert Crundall
- [Anne-Louise Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-louise-lambert) as Miranda
- [Kirsty Child](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsty-child) as Miss Lumley
- [Karen Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-robson) as Irma
- [Jacki Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacki-weaver) as Minnie
- [Helen Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-morse) as Mlle. de Poitiers
- [Tony Llewelyn-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-llewelyn-jones)
- [Wynn Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/wynn-roberts)
- [Martin Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-vaughan)
- [John Fegan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fegan)
- [Peter Collingwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-collingwood)
- [Garry McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-mcdonald)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/picnic-at-hanging-rock-1975
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