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The Periwig-Maker
The Periwig-Maker

The Periwig-Maker

Genres

AnimationDrama

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Europe; the plague years. A wigmaker, locked in his shop, observes the events and writes about them in his journal. Mostly, we see shrouded bodies, and a young girl who lives in the tavern across the way that gets progressively sicker.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

15 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

13 November 1999

Country

Germany

Cast

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Periwig-maker (voice)

Daren C. Evans

Daren C. Evans

Alice Fairhall

Alice Fairhall

Roger Law

Roger Law

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