'' Picnic '' is a 1955 American Technicolor romantic comedy-drama film filmed in Cinemascope . It was adapted for the screen by Daniel Taradash from William Inge 's 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name . Joshua Logan , director of the original Broadway stage production , directed the film version , which stars William Holden , Kim Novak , and Rosalind Russell , with Susan Strasberg and Cliff Robertson in supporting roles . '' Picnic '' was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture , and won two
nominated for six Academy Awards
28th Academy Awards
Picnic (1955 film)