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On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock. ...Some were never to return.
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—Official tagline
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a mystery film released in 1975.
In the film, a group of schoolgirls on a Valentine's Day picnic suddenly disappear under otherworldly circumstances. In the aftermath, various parties are affected by their disappearances from their final witnesses to their close friends. The film was directed by Peter Weir and stars Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Margaret Nelson, Anne-Louise Lambert and John Jarratt. It is based off of Joan Lindsay's 1967 novel of the same name, which although it is presented as true events, it is actually pure fiction. The film was remade into a miniseries in 2017.
Victims[]
Prior to the Film[]
- Sara and Bertie's Parents - Died from an unknown cause.
- Arthur Appleyard - Died from an unknown cause
- Total - 3
During the Film[]
- Miranda St. Clare - Disappeared under unknown circumstances.
- Marion Quade - Disappeared under unknown circumstances.
- Ms. Greta McCraw - Disappeared under unknown circumstances.
- Sara Waybourne - Committed suicide by jumping out of her window and into a greenhouse below.
- Mrs. Martha Appleyard - Fell off of Hanging Rock off-screen, mentioned in the epilogue.
- Total - 5
Deaths[]
- Total - 8
- 6 Female
- 2 Male
Notes[]
- It is ultimately unknown what the fate of the three who went missing were. Though they are reported as dead by local authorities, so they will be counted.
- Joan Lindsay, the author of the novel, has stated that the three fell into an wormhole that erased them from existence. However, it is never stated whether the film also follows this ending or not.