Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965
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1h 47m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

11K

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"Bunny Lake Is Missing" (Saul Bass Poster) 1965 Columbia Pictures

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Drama Mystery Thriller

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

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 nominations total

Trivia
It was Keir Dullea's performance in this movie that led to Stanley Kubrick choosing him to play his most famous role of Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). He didn't even have to audition; Kubrick simply asked him if he wanted the role, and he said yes.

Goofs
Steven uses the fuel from the oil lamp to light the doll's hair on fire. However, he should have burnt his hand when pulling off the glass chimney which would have been very hot.

Quotes
Newhouse: Bus conductors are rarely observant. They tend to be dreamers, philosophers, that sort of thing. Self protection I suppose.

Crazy credits
The names in the opening credits are revealed by a hand tearing away parts of the black background as if it were paper, revealing the names printed beneath on a white background.

Connections
Featured in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

Soundtracks
Just Out of Reach
Written by Colin Blunstone
Performed by The Zombies
Played on the television in the pub and later on the radio

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A lost classic!

This engaging psycho-thriller truly is an overlooked treasure and probably the most underrated of all of the great Otto Preminger's films. I always thought that Carol Lynley was a very beautiful woman and a very strong presence in motion pictures, but until I saw BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING, I never realized what a magnificent actress Miss Lynley truly is. As the frantic single mom searching for her little girl who seems to have disappeared without a trace, Miss Lynley gives the performance of a lifetime, and Keir Dullea is also impressive as Lynley's concerned brother. Laurence Olivier, Martita Hunt, Noel Coward, and Finlay Currie are also in there doing their usual wonderful work. A must-see, especially for the mystery lover.