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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)

100 min · Adventure, Criminal Comedy Film, Family Comedy, Komödie, comedy film, neo-noir

Popularity4/5
12-month trend2.4k1.8kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

2.4k02025-09: 2,037 views2025-10: 1,917 views2025-11: 2,387 views2025-12: 2,382 views2026-01: 2,388 views2026-02: 1,908 views2026-03: 2,385 views2026-04: 2,089 views2026-05: 1,954 views2026-06: 1,766 views2026-07: 1,997 views2026-08: 2,285 views
Sep2.0kOct1.9kNov2.4kDec2.4kJan2.4kFeb1.9kMar2.4kApr2.1kMay2.0kJun1.8kJul2.0kAug2.3k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Robert Stevenson

Cast

Derek Nimmo, Hugh Burden, Bernard Bresslaw, Helen Hayes, Peter Ustinov, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sims, Clive Revill, Max Harris, Andrew Dove, Molly Weir, Natasha Pyne, Joss Ackland, Arthur Howard, John Laurie, Angus Lennie

The story

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Edward Southmere, a King's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies. Back in London, Lord Southmere runs into the Natural History Museum and hides the microfilm in the bones of a large dinosaur skeleton. The spies decide to steal the dinosaur, so they can search it properly, and load the Brontosaurus skeleton on the back of their steam lorry.

Catalogue themes and tags

Absurdity, Asia, Dinosaurier, Fossils, Fun, Geheimfach, Geheimformel, Inspector, Intelligence, Lordship, Microfilm, Museum, Natural History Museum, Observierung, Seniorin, Skeleton, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Family Film, Spy, Slapstick

Genres

Adventure, Criminal Comedy Film, Family Comedy, Komödie, comedy film, neo-noir

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