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Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock. ...Some were never to return.Director: Peter Weir
Year of Copyright: 1975
Year of Production: 1975
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (4:49)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 4-page booklet, featuring an essay by Vincent Canby.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Director's Cut
Theatrical Trailer (4:34)
DISC TWO
"A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of Picnic at Hanging Rock" 2004 documentary (113:16)
"A Recollection ... Hanging Rock 1900" 1975 TV documentary (25:55)
"Australia Council Archival Film Series: Joan Lindsay" 1975 interview (14:59)
2004 audio interview with actress Karen Robson (14:48)
"Hanging Rock & Martindale Hall: Then and Now" 2004 featurette (5:41)
"The Day of St Valentine" 1969 short film adaptation (3:43, with audio commentary by director Anthony F. Ingram)
Photo and Poster Slideshow with actress Helen Morse reading from a section of the book (7:27)
Theatrical Trailer (4:34)
Bonus Trailers:
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:FIRST PRESSING WERE RELEASED NON-ANAMORPHIC, THIS HAS NOW BEEN RE-ISSUED WITH AN ANAMORPHIC TRANSFER. THE NEW EDITIONS HAVE A GOLD STICKER ON THE CASE STATING THIS.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
2014 introduction by film scholar David Thomson, author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film (9:29)
DISC THREE (DVD)
2014 interview with directorPeter Weir (24:59)
"Everything Begins and Ends" 2014 documentary (30:22)
"A Recollection ... Hanging Rock 1900" 1975 TV documentary (26:11)
"Homesdale" 1971 short film by director Peter Weir (49:49)
Theatrical Trailer (4:35) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 3-disc digi-pack housed in a cardboard slipcase.
Includes a 32-page booklet featuring an essay by author Megan Abbott and an excerpt from film scholar Marek Haltof’s 1996 book Peter Weir: When Cultures Collide and a new 196-page paperback edition of Lindsay’s novel, previously out of print in the U.S.
Only available in a three-disc Blu-ray+DVD combo (1 Blu-ray, 2 DVDs). -
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Extras:"Australia Council Archival Film Series: Patricia Lovell" 1975 interview (~22:00) [in English with optional French subtitles]
"Dust" short film (~24:00) [non-anamorphic widescreen, in English with burnt-in French subtitles]
"Lost" short film (~14:00) [4:3, in English with optional French subtitles]
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Subtitles:French (removable after starting)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available as part of the 4-disc "Coffret Peter Weir" box set (2 double Keep Cases inside Box), together with The Last Wave, The Plumber and The Cars that Ate Paris.
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Extras:Deleted Scenes from the Theatrical Cut
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Australian Theatrical Trailer (4:36)
Double Feature Trailer (1:59)
TV Spot (0:31)
Still Gallery -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in English only.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film - Director's Cut (107:04, HD)
Australian Theatrical Trailer (4:37)
Double Feature Trailer (2:01)
TV Spot (0:33)
Still Gallery
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film - Director's Cut (102:41)
Australian Theatrical Trailer (4:37)
Double Feature Trailer (2:01)
TV Spot (0:33)
Still Gallery
DISC THREE (DVD)
* The Film - International Version (110:40)
DISC FOUR (DVD)
"A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of Picnic at Hanging Rock" 2004 documentary (113:16)
"Australia Council Archival Film Series: Joan Lindsay" 1975 interview (14:59)
2004 audio interview with actress Karen Robson (14:52)
Deleted Scenes from the Theatrical Cut (8:26)
2004 audio interview with actress Karen Robson (25:54)
"Hanging Rock & Martindale Hall: Then and Now" 2004 featurette (5:41)
Photo and Poster Slideshow with actress Helen Morse reading from a section of the book (7:28)
"The Day of St Valentine" 1969 short film adaptation (3:43, with audio commentary by director Anthony F. Ingram) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1 / 1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Director's Cut (Blu-ray)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Director's Cut (DVD)
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
International Cut
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:The director's cut is framed at anamorphic 1.78:1 while the international cut (mislabeled as the theatrical cut) is framed at anamorphic 1.66:1.
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Extras:2003 interview with director Peter Weir (in English with Italian subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer
Director's Biography/Filmography -
Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Director’s Cut (1.78:1)
DISC TWO
* The Film - International Version (1.66:1)
DISC THREE
"A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of Picnic at Hanging Rock" 2004 documentary (113:17)
"A Recollection ... Hanging Rock 1900" 1975 TV documentary (25:55)
"Australia Council Archival Film Series: Joan Lindsay" 1975 interview (14:59)
2004 audio interview with actress Karen Robson (14:52)
"Hanging Rock & Martindale Hall: Then and Now" 2004 featurette (5:42)
"The Day of St Valentine" 1969 short film adaptation (3:44, with audio commentary by director Anthony F. Ingram)
Deleted Scenes from the Theatrical Cut (8:26)
Photo and Poster Slideshow with actress Helen Morse reading from a section of the book (7:28) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1 / 1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Director's Cut
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
International Version
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 3-disc digi-pack housed in a cardboard case.
"The Original Version" - actually the International version - is presented in cropped 1.66:1 (a new transfer of the film was not possible, however an archive master was discovered). -
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OVERALL: Draw
- R2 UK Deluxe Edition has two versions of the film (but note the Theatrical version is cropped), a 5.1 soundtrack on the Director’s Cut, and a great selection of extras
- R1 US Criterion has only the Director's cut, but many exclusive extras (including a paperback copy of the source novel).
Also note that:
- R0 Criterion edition is the only release that presents "The Director’s Cut" in 1.66:1.
- R2 France includes some unique extras, but the movie is only available in a box set.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in two versions:
- the Australian theatrical version (~119 minutes at 24fps);
- the international version (~115 minutes at 24fps);
- the director's cut (~107 minutes at 24fps).
A comparison between the director's cut and the international version is available on Movie Censorship.
A comparison of the Australian theatrical cut and the international cut can also be found on Movie Censorship.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Director's Cut (107:00 NTSC).
- R0 Collector's Edition Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut.
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Director's Cut (107:05 NTSC).
- R2 France- Gaumont - No cuts - Director's Cut (102:12 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut (102:36 PAL).
- R2 Digitally Remastered Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - director's cut (102:40 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - Includes the director's cut (107:04) on the Blu-ray and DVD (102:41 PAL) and the international version (110:40 PAL) on the DVD.
- R2 Italy- CVC Video - No cuts - Director's cut.
- R2 United Kingdom- Pathe! Distribution - No cuts - Director's Cut (102:36 PAL).
- R2 Deluxe Edition United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - contains both the Director's Cut (102:39 PAL) and the International version (110:59 PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 26/01/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 23/05/23UPDATE LOG:
05/06/14: Added Criterion reissue.
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18/08/14: Minor updates on Criterion reissue (addition of movie running time, trailer on disc three instead of two...), and addition of notes and link regarding the two versions of the film.
07/04/23: Version notes.
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