Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian drama and mystery film directed by Peter Weir and starring Anne-Louise Lambert, Helen Morse, Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray and Dominic Guard. The film was adapted by Cliff Green from the 1967 novel of the same name by Joan Lindsay.
The film relates the story of the disappearance of several schoolgirls and their teacher during a picnic to Hanging Rock on St. Valentine's Day in 1900, and the subsequent effect on the local community. Upon its release, Picnic at Hanging Rock became one of Australia's most well-known films, gaining a great deal of attention from American audiences.
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