Picnic · Sense

Drama 1955 1h 54m

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Picnic

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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DIRECTOR

Joshua Logan

SCREENPLAY

Daniel Taradash

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

James Wong Howe

EDITOR

Charles Nelson
William A. Lyon

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

George Duning

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Jo Mielziner

PRODUCER

Fred Kohlmar

ART DIRECTION

William Flannery

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Carter DeHaven Jr.

CONDUCTOR

Morris Stoloff

COSTUME DESIGNER

Jean Louis

HAIR DESIGNER

Helen Hunt

MAKEUP DESIGNER

Clay Campbell

MUSIC SUPERVISOR

Fred Karger

ORCHESTRATOR

Arthur Morton

SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Ray Cory

SET DECORATION

Robert Priestley

SOUND

George Cooper

SOUND SUPERVISOR

John P. Livadary

TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Henri Jaffa

THEATRE PLAY

William Inge

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Picnic
Released 1955
Directed by Joshua Logan
Title page #39940

Academy Awards

1956Winner: Best Art Direction, Color
Winner: Best Film Editing
Nominee: Best Original Dramatic Or Comedy Score
Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
Nominee: Best Director
Nominee: Best Picture

National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films

1955Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films