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  • The Periwig-Maker (1999)
  • Short | 15 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The Periwig-Maker (1999)
Short | 15 min | Animation, Short, Drama

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. ...See moreEurope; 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. When she dies, the wigmaker goes to the mass grave where she's buried and cuts off her luxurious red hair; he makes himself a wig from it, and soon dies. Written by Jon Reeves See less
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Writers
Annette Schäffler (written by) | Steffen Schäffler (written by) | Daniel Defoe (book "A Journal of the Plague Year")
Composer
Christian Heyne (as Chris Heyne)
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Updated Nov 13, 1999

Release date
Apr 19, 2000 (United States)

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Kenneth Branagh
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Alice Fairhall
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Roger Law
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Daren C. Evans
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