The Dinosaur Hunters
2002
DramaDocumentary
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".
Rating
Popularity
Origin & Countries
US | en | United Kingdom
Production
Granada Television,Granada Productions,Channel 4 Television,PBS
Runtime
122 min.
Status
Released
Release: 12/30/2002
Credits
Andrew PiddingtonDirector
Henry Ian CusickGideon Mantell
Paul BrightwellLeney
Michelle BunyanCaroline Owen
Alan CoxRichard Owen
