Dinosaur 13

The true tale of one of the greatest discoveries in history.
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DVD Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 40 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: January 6, 2015
  • Originally Released: 2014
  • Label: Lions Gate

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A stirring blend of love story, courtroom drama and professional tragedy, DINOSAUR 13 is a nonfiction weepie…
New York Times
Aug 14, 2014
Rating: 3/4 -- "Dinosaur 13" is "Kramer vs. Kramer" for paleontologists ... Full Review
RogerEbert.com
Aug 15, 2014
Rating: 1.5/4 -- These events would have been better handled in a single installment of Dateline.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Aug 15, 2014
Rating: D -- Any documentary can be slanted to a particular point of view, but most filmmakers try to be a bit more subtle. Cry me a river, "Dinosaur 13." Full Review
Movie Chambers
Jan 8, 2015
"Dinosaur 13" may not be the best documentary, but as a scientific soap opera, it's a doozy. Full Review
New York Times
Aug 14, 2014
In the taut, emotionally gripping documentary DINOSAUR 13, filmmaker Todd Douglas Miller meticulously re-creates seven eventful, tense and finally heartbreaking years, starting with the thrill of Hendrickson’s initial discovery of a few vertebrae.
Washington Post
Aug 14, 2014
Rating: 3/5 -- Miller keeps you absorbed in Sue's tale despite the legal shenanigans that take up most of the film; he keeps it simple, focusing on the story of Larson, a passionate, smart and lovable expert. Full Review
CineVue
Apr 2, 2019

Product Description:

Todd Douglas Miller's documentary DINOSAUR 13 focuses on Peter Larson, a paleontologist whose life changes after he unearths the largest and most well-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found. He ended up having to do legal battle with other scientists, as well as with the government in order to keep control over his historic discovery.

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  • UPC: 031398208808
  • Shipping Weight: 0.17/lbs (approx)
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