Picnic at Hanging Rock Director's Cut

Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery film directed by Peter Weir, adapted from the novel of the same name. It premiered at the Hindley Cinema Complex in Adelaide, South Australia on 8 August 1975. It became one of the first Australian films to reach an international audience, receiving international acclaim and commercial popularity, and thus has an important place in both cinematic and Australian history.
The film stars Helen Morse, Rachel Roberts and Vivean Gray. The film centers on a party of schoolgirls who mysteriously vanish after being drawn toward a mysterious rock formation in Australia in 1900.

It is famed for its dreamlike aura, eerie soundtrack and mysterious, unresolved story.

In 1998, the film was re-released theatrically as a director's cut. Unlike many directors who use the opportunity to restore material to a film, Peter Weir chose to cut seven minutes from the film in parts he felt were either too long, or distracted from the film's narrative. He also added two brief moments. This shortened version remains controversial to those who felt it damaged the pacing and texture of the original 1975 cut which had stood for twenty-three years.