Picnic

1955 film by Joshua Logan
Movie film Q1300420
Picnic
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Picnic

Summary

Picnic is a film[1]. Picnic ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Picnic received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3].
  • Picnic received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[4].
  • Picnic received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].
  • Picnic's image is recorded as Kim Novak-William Holden in Picnic trailer.jpg[6].
  • Picnic's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Picnic's director is recorded as Joshua Logan[8].
  • Picnic's screenwriter is recorded as Daniel Taradash[9].
  • Picnic's composer is recorded as George Duning[10].
  • Picnic's genre is recorded as romance film[11].
  • Picnic's genre is recorded as comedy drama[12].
  • Picnic's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Picnic's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[14].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as William Holden[15].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Kim Novak[16].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Betty Field[17].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Rosalind Russell[18].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Susan Strasberg[19].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Cliff Robertson[20].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Arthur O'Connell[21].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Verna Felton[22].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Reta Shaw[23].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Nick Adams[24].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Raymond Bailey[25].
  • Picnic's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Wilson[26].
  • Picnic's producer is recorded as Fred Kohlmar[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Picnic's producer is recorded as Fred Kohlmar[27]. Picnic's director is recorded as Joshua Logan[8]. Picnic's screenwriter is recorded as Daniel Taradash[9]. Cast members include William Holden[15], Kim Novak[16], Betty Field[17], Rosalind Russell[18], Susan Strasberg[19], and Cliff Robertson[20].

Publication

Picnic's publication date is recorded as +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Picnic's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include romance film[11], comedy drama[12], drama film[13], and romantic comedy[14].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3], an Academy Awards[30], in United States[31], founded in 1935[32]; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[4]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], a film award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1929[35]. Reviews include 6.8/10[36] and 50%[37].

Why It Matters

Picnic ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[2] Picnic has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Picnic is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did Picnic receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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