November 13, 1999
Release Date

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The Periwig-Maker (1999)

Name: The Periwig-Maker
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 1999-11-13

15m

Running Time

November 13, 1999
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Kenneth Branagh

Periwig-maker (voice)

Daren C. Evans

Alice Fairhall

Roger Law

Additional Voices

Roger Law

Steffen Schäffler

Director / Writer / Editor / Art Direction

Daniel Defoe

Author

Annette Schäffler

Writer / Producer / Editor / Production Manager

Christian Heyne

Original Music Composer

Gary Shaw

Camera Technician

Media.

Details.

Release Date
November 13, 1999

Original Name
Der Perückenmacher

Status
Released

Running Time
15m

Genres
Animation Drama

Last updated: 2024-10-03

This Movie Is About.

stop motion

plague

short

Wiki.

Periwig Maker is a 1999 British-German short stop motion animation film. 15 minutes long, it is based on Daniel Defoe's novel A Journal of the Plague Year (1722). The film was produced by Ideal Standard film, directed by Steffen Schäffler and narrated by Kenneth Branagh.