The Dinosaur Hunters (2002)
Een man die bleef vragen stellen, was Gideon Mantell, de amateur paleontoloog die begin 19e eeuw vocht om de Britse wetenschappelijke wereld ervan te overtuigen dat Groot-Brittannië bewoond was geweest door dinosauriërs. Zoals deze gedramatiseerde documentaire laat zien, had Mantell een zware strijd te voeren in een tijd waarin het Bijbelse scheppingsverhaal als letterlijke waarheid werd beschouwd en autoriteiten zoals dominee William Buckland vastbesloten waren om de wetenschap "de dienstmaagd van de religie" te laten blijven.
Regiseur: Andrew Piddington
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Henry Ian Cusick as Gideon Mantell |
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Paul Brightwell as Leney |
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Michelle Bunyan as Caroline Owen |
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Alan Cox as Richard Owen |
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Kristian Griffiths as Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18) |
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Derek Jacobi as Narrator (voice) |
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Rebecca McClay as Mary Anning |
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Robert Morgan as Charles Lyell |
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Michael Pennington as William Buckland |
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Rachel Shelley as Mary Mantell |
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Laurie Goode as Removal Man (uncredited) |
| Writing | Andrew Piddington | Teleplay |
| Production | Steven Clarke | Producer |
| Production | Robert MacIver | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Andy Price | Music |
| Writing | J.C. Wilsher | Teleplay |
| Directing | Andrew Piddington | Director |
| Writing | Steven Clarke | Teleplay |
| Production | Bill Jones | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Roger Eaton | Cinematography |
| Camera | Roger Eaton | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Mark Turner | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Simon Tomlinson | Other |
| Sound | Graham Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Mike Hawkins | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Production | Midge Ferguson | Location Manager |
| Production | Claire Saunders | Casting Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Alan Short | Senior Animator |
| Sound | Will Norie | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gary McIntyre | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jamie Gambell | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Chris Domaille | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Dan Fontaine | Best Boy Electric |
| Sound | Allan Brereton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Butterworth | Orchestrator |