opens a major season of films from the new Australian cinema starring Rachel Roberts
Dominic Guard , Helen Morse
A party of schoolgirls from an exclusive boarding school go on a St Valentine's picnic to the awesome Hanging Rock. While there, three of the girls and one of the teachers mysteriously disappear ... This internationally acclaimed film combines psychological drama with the elements of a thriller. The film, which established Australian cinema in Europe, is notable for its superb locations and photography and its evocative musical score.
' Pan Pipe ' music by GHEORGHE ZAMPHIR from the second movement of BEETHOVEN'S Fifth Piano Concerto. Screenplay by CLIFF GREEN
Based on the novel by JOAN LINDSAY , Produced by HAL MCELROY , JIM MCELROY
Directed by PETER WEIR
First shotting on British television