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Bunny Lake Is Missing

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Mystery · Thriller · 1965

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

Movie details

Bunny Lake Is Missing

“No one admitted while the clock is ticking!”

1965 Mystery · Thriller 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Bunny Lake Is Missing?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Written by

Penelope Mortimer · John Mortimer

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Newhouse

Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley

Ann

Keir Dullea

Keir Dullea

Steven

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Ada Ford

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Elvira

Clive Revill

Clive Revill

Andrews

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Doll Maker

Court is in session

Put Bunny Lake Is Missing on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.