Directed by:
Jean RenoirScreenplay:
Jean RenoirCinematography:
Georges LeclercComposer:
Joseph KosmaCast:
Catherine Rouvel, Paul Meurisse, Charles Blavette, Micheline Gary, Paulette Dubost, Jean Claudio, Fernand Sardou, Hélène Duc, André Brunot, Henri Arius (more)Plots(1)
Etienne Alexis, a candidate for president of the new Europe, is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. His wealthy household (his family owns chemical corporations that will profit from his ideas) is stiff, intellectual, and sterile. To celebrate his engagement to a German cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where mother nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm that throws Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who wants to have a baby but is unimpressed with men. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Catherine Rouvel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/437/437179_7a2950.jpg)
Catherine Rouvel
France
Best movies:
Law Breakers (1971)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Who Knows (2001)
![Paul Meurisse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/354/354071_244a68.jpg)
Paul Meurisse
France
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
Diabolique (1955)
Army of Shadows (1969)
![Charles Blavette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456058_5f1aaa.jpg)
Charles Blavette
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
The Magnificent Tramp (1959)
![Micheline Gary](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471139_d439c9.jpg)
Micheline Gary
France
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
The President (1961)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
![Paulette Dubost](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456191_5fc0f1.jpg)
Paulette Dubost
France
Best movies:
May Fools (1990)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
Way of Youth (1959)
![Jean Claudio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431671_b74324.jpg)
Jean Claudio
France
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1975) (series)
![Fernand Sardou](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434769_077579.jpg)
Fernand Sardou
France
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Rififi (1955)
L'Appel du destin (1953)
![Hélène Duc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/437/437196_f9b7dd.jpg)
Hélène Duc
France
Best movies:
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
Fantômas (1980) (series)
André Brunot
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
The Red and the Black (1954)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
![Henri Arius](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/207/159207066_064b9c.jpg)
Henri Arius
France
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
I Did It Three Times (1952)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Raymond Jourdan
France
Best movies:
The Rise of Louis XIV (1966) (TV movie)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Marguerite Cassan
France
Best movies:
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
The Breach (1970)
Régine Blaess
Best movies:
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1959)
Yves-André Hubert
Best movies:
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
![Michel Herbault](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/333/160333420_07ca93.jpg)
Michel Herbault
France
Best movies:
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
The Flower of Evil (2003)
The Tiger Brigades (2006)
Pierre Leproux
France
Best movies:
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
Golden Marie (1952)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Jacqueline Huet
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Mission à Tanger (1949)
Robert Chandeau
Best movies:
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Frédéric O'Brady
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)