The Dinosaur Hunters
20022h 2m6.5
Drama, Documentary
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- United Kingdom
About
One man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific establishment to accept Britain had been inhabited by dinosaurs. As this dramatised documentary shows, Mantell had an uphill battle in a time when the biblical account of creation was considered literal truth and authorities such as the Reverend William Buckland were determined that science remain "the handmaid of religion".
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Andrew Piddington
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 30, 2002
- Studio
- Granada Television, Granada Productions
Cast
Henry Ian Cusick
Gideon Mantell
Paul Brightwell
Leney
Michelle Bunyan
Caroline Owen
Alan Cox
Richard Owen
Kristian Griffiths
Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18)
Derek Jacobi
Narrator (voice)
Rebecca McClay
Mary Anning
Robert Morgan
Charles Lyell
Michael Pennington
William Buckland
Rachel Shelley
Mary Mantell
Laurie Goode
Removal Man (uncredited)
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