Picknick am Valentinstag (1975)
Am Valentinstag des Jahres 1900 unternehmen eine Mädchenklasse und ihre Lehrerinnen einen Ausflug zum Naturdenkmal Hanging Rock. Vier Schülerinnen sondern sich von den anderen ab, um die felsige Gegend zu erkunden. Dabei werden sie von zwei jungen Männern, Michael und Albert, beobachtet. Michael ist von der schönen Miranda verzaubert. Als die Klasse am Abend ins Internat zurückkehrt, fehlen die vier Mädchen und eine Lehrerin. Die großangelegte Suchaktion bleibt ohne Erfolg, aber Michael, der fest davon überzeugt ist, dass die Mädchen noch leben, stellt mit Alberts Hilfe eigene Nachforschungen an. Nach langem Suchen findet Albert eines der Mädchen. Es lebt, kann sich aber an nichts mehr erinnern. Mysteriöse Vorfälle häufen sich ...
Der Regisseur:
Peter Weir
Der Autor:
Cliff Green
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Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Appleyard |
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Vivean Gray as Miss Greta McCraw |
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Helen Morse as Mlle. Dianne de Poitiers |
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Kirsty Child as Miss Dora Lumley |
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Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Tom |
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Jacki Weaver as Minnie |
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Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda St. Clare |
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Karen Robson as Irma Leopold |
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Jane Vallis as Marion Quade |
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Christine Schuler as Edith Horton |
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Margaret Nelson as Sara Waybourne |
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Ingrid Mason as Rosamund Swift |
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Jenny Lovell as Blanche Gifford |
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Janet Murray as Juliana |
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Wynn Roberts as Sgt. Bumpher |
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Peter Collingwood as Col. Fitzhubert |
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Olga Dickie as Mrs. Fitzhubert |
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Dominic Guard as Michael Fitzhubert |
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John Jarratt as Albert Crundall |
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Frank Gunnell as Mr. Whitehead |
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Vivienne Graves as Pupil |
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Angela Bencini as Pupil |
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Melinda Cardwell as Pupil |
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Annabel Powrie as Pupil |
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Amanda White as Pupil |
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Lindy O'Connell as Pupil |
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Verity Smith as Pupil |
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Deborah Mullins as Pupil |
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Sue Jamieson as Pupil |
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Bernadette Bencini as Pupil |
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Barbara Lloyd as Pupil |
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Kay Taylor as Mrs. Bumpher |
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Garry McDonald as Const. Jones |
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Martin Vaughan as Ben Hussey |
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John Fegan as Doc. McKenzie |
| Directing | Peter Weir | Director |
| Camera | Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jim McElroy | Producer |
| Production | Hal McElroy | Producer |
| Sound | Bruce Smeaton | Music |
| Editing | Max Lemon | Editor |
| Directing | Mark Egerton | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gilda Baracchi | Continuity |
| Directing | Ian Jamieson | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | David Kynoch | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Kim Dalton | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | A. John Graves | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Joan Lindsay | Novel |
| Production | Patricia Lovell | Executive Producer |
| Art | David Copping | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gheorghe Zamfir | Musician |
| Sound | Don Connolly | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Joe Spinelli | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Geordie Dryden | Key Grip |
| Art | Mont Fieguth | Property Master |
| Editing | Margaret Cardin | Negative Cutter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Stites | Costume Designer |
| Production | Phil Smythe | Accountant |
| Production | Steve Knapman | Producer's Assistant |
| Art | Neil Angwin | Art Department Assistant |
| Lighting | Geoffrey Simpson | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandy Smith | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Graham "Grace" Walker | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Greg Bell | Sound Editor |
| Production | Joan McIntosh | Accountant |
| Crew | Sidney L. Stebel | Script |
| Camera | David Foreman | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | Sherry Bell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judith Dorsman | Costume Designer |
| Camera | John Seale | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Phil Warner | Grip |
| Art | Bill Howe | Construction Manager |
| Lighting | Tony Tegg | Gaffer |
| Production | Pom Oliver | Production Secretary |
| Art | Graham "Grace" Walker | Property Buyer |
| Lighting | Trevor Toune | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | David Williamson | Focus Puller |
| Art | Christopher Webster | Assistant Art Director |
| Editing | Andre Fleuren | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Mitchie | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Luis Pérez | Makeup Supervisor |
| Writing | Cliff Green | Screenplay |