Picnic (1956) - Video Detective

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Emotions are ignited in complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labor Day picnic.

02/11/1956

02/16/1956

Betty Field	Flo Owens
Cliff Robertson	Alan Benson
Kim Novak	Madge Owens
Rosalind Russell	Rosemary, the School Teacher
Susan Strasberg	Millie Owens
William Holden	Hal Carter
Arthur O'Connell	Howard Bevans
Verna Felton	Helen Potts
Reta Shaw	Irma Kronkite / Irma Henderson
Nick Adams	Bomber / 'Bomber'

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Betty Field	Flo Owens
Cliff Robertson	Alan Benson
Kim Novak	Madge Owens
Rosalind Russell	Rosemary, the School Teacher
Susan Strasberg	Millie Owens
William Holden	Hal Carter
Arthur O'Connell	Howard Bevans
Verna Felton	Helen Potts
Reta Shaw	Irma Kronkite / Irma Henderson
Nick Adams	Bomber / 'Bomber'
Raymond Bailey	Mr. Benson
Phyllis Newman	Juanita Badger - Cool Girl
Elizabeth Wilson	Christine Schoenwalder
Warren Frederick Adams	Stranger
Carle E. Baker	Grain Elevator Worker
George E. Bemis	Neighbor
Steve Benton	Policeman
Harold A. Beyer	Chamber of Commerce Member
Paul R. Cochran	Chamber of Commerce Member
Adlai Zeph Fisher	Chamber of Commerce Member

Producer

1956	Oscar	Best Picture	Nominated
1956	Oscar	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
1956	Oscar	Best Director	Nominated
1956	Oscar	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color	Won
1956	Oscar	Best Film Editing	Won
1956	Oscar	Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture	Nominated
1956	Golden Globe	Best Director	Won