- The Director's Cut released in 1998 (available on Criterion DVD) is seven minutes shorter than the original version.
- The director's cut deletes several scenes from the original release version:
- Irma thanking Albert for finding her and Michael's growing relationship with Irma, climaxing in his demanding to know what happened at the Rock.
- a brief sequence inside the church during the memorial service of the girls crying.
- Mrs Appleyard removing some of Sarah's belongings at night after her disappearance. There are two very minor additions:
- A brief sequence of a photographer getting a picture of the school before being shooed off.
- A smoother introduction to the scene where Albert tells Michael of his dream of Sarah, beginning with Michael telling him how he often dreams of the Rock.
- An unseen alternative ending shows Mrs Appleyard, the worse for wear, climbing the rock for the last time. This is shown between Mr Whitehead finding Sarah's body in the greenhouse, and the credit sequence.
- According to Laserdisc Newsletter, a third version of PAHR came out in Europe in 1976 which ended with Hanging Rock fading into the mists, "High Plains Drifter"-style, much as it appears at the opening of the film. This final shot is also present in the Japanese release.
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By what name was Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) officially released in India in English?
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