A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Director:
Otto Preminger
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Title: Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Laurence Olivier | ... | Superintendent Newhouse | |
| Carol Lynley | ... | Ann Lake | |
| Keir Dullea | ... | Steven Lake | |
| Martita Hunt | ... | Ada Ford | |
| Anna Massey | ... | Elvira Smollett | |
| Clive Revill | ... | Police Sgt. Andrews | |
| Finlay Currie | ... | Doll Maker | |
| Lucie Mannheim | ... | Cook | |
| The Zombies | ... | The Zombies | |
| Noël Coward | ... | Horacio Wilson | |
| Adrienne Corri | ... | Dorothy | |
| Megs Jenkins | ... | Sister | |
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Delphi Lawrence | ... | 1st Mother |
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Jill Melford | ... | Teacher |
| Suzanne Neve | ... | 2nd Mother | |
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Ann Lake has recently settled in England with her daughter, Bunny. When she goes to retrieve her daughter after the girl's first day at school, no one has any record of Bunny having been registered. When even the police can find no trace that the girl ever existed, they wonder if the child was only a fantasy of Ann's. When Ann's brother backs up the police's suspicions, she appears to be a mentally-disturbed individual. Are they right? Written by Alfred Jingle
Plot Keywords:
mother searches for missing daughter | female protagonist | 4 year old girl | missing girl | missing daughter |Taglines:
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Steven: She may be a few minutes late. Will you please wait for her?
Mover: Yes sir.
Mover: Thank you.
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Written by Chris White
Performed by The Zombies
Played on the television in the pub
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Average Shot Length = 21 seconds (very high by the standards of "popular" 1960s cinema). See more »Goofs
Steven uses the fuel from the oil lamp to light the doll's hair on fire; but he should have burnt his hand when pulling off what should have been a very hot glass chimney from the top of the lamp. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Steven: She may be a few minutes late. Will you please wait for her?
Mover: Yes sir.
Mover: Thank you.
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Crazy Credits
The end credits begin with a cutout of Bunny's doll, before a hand replaces the cutout with black paper, and the credits begin to roll. See more »Soundtracks
Remember YouWritten by Chris White
Performed by The Zombies
Played on the television in the pub
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 February 1966 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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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.