Bunny Lake Is Missing

Name: Bunny Lake Is Missing
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1965-10-03
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Martita Hunt, Anna Massey

No one admitted while the clock is ticking!

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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Release date

1965-10-03

Country

United Kingdom

Production

Columbia Pictures, Wheel Productions

Genre

Mystery, Thriller

Budget

Revenue

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Director

Otto Preminger

Actors

Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Martita Hunt, Anna Massey, Clive Revill, Finlay Currie, Lucie Mannheim, Noël Coward, Rod Argent
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Scenario

Producer

Otto Preminger, Martin C. Schute

Operator

Denys N. Coop

Composer

Paul Glass

Artist

Donald M. Ashton

Audition

James Liggat

Editing

Peter Thornton
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Short description

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

What's left behind the scenes

Columbia Pictures insisted that Otto Preminger cast Jane Fonda in the lead role, and she was also eager to play it, however Preminger stated that he would only film with Carol Lynley.
After seeing Keir Dullea in this film, Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) invited him to star in the science fiction film “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) as Dave Bowman, a role that would become the most famous in the actor’s repertoire. Dullea didn’t even have to audition. Kubrick simply asked if he would like to play a certain character in a certain film, to which Dullea agreed.
During the period when this film was being made, the influence of the so-called Hays Code (the ethical code of film production in Hollywood) was already waning, and it was not adhered to as strictly. The Hays Code excluded any references to or mentions of abortion (except in the most general terms), and especially any mention of abortion in a positive or even neutral light. The heroine played by Carol Lynley (1942-2019) frankly says in one of the conversations that she considered having an abortion, but ultimately decided to have the child. Moreover, this heroine even uses the word 'abortion,' which was also prohibited by the Hays Code. In a 2015 New York Times article, film critic J. Hoberman suggested that “Bunny Lake Is Missing” was probably the very first film to openly use the word 'abortion'.
Columbia Pictures insisted that Otto Preminger cast Jane Fonda in the lead role, and Fonda herself was interested in playing it; however, Preminger stated that he would only film with Carol Lynley.
After seeing Keir Dullea in this particular film, Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) invited him to play Dave Bowman in the science fiction film '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), which subsequently became the most famous role in the actor's repertoire. Dullea did not even audition. Kubrick simply asked if he would like to play a certain character in a certain film, and Dullea agreed.
During the period this film was being shot, the influence of the so-called Hays Code (the ethical code for film production in Hollywood) was already waning and was not adhered to as strictly. The Hays Code prohibited any references to abortions or mentions of abortion (except those made in the most general terms), and even more so mentions of abortion in a positive or even neutral light. The character played by Carol Lynley (1942-2019) openly states in one conversation that she had considered an abortion but ultimately decided to have the baby. Moreover, this character even uses the word 'abortion,' which was also forbidden by the Hays Code. In a 2015 New York Times article, film critic J. Hoberman suggested that 'The disappearance of Bunny Lake' was likely the first film to ever openly use the word 'abortion'.