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The Periwig-Maker(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-11-13
75%
15 Votes
Time: 0h 15m
Overview:
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.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies:
Three Mills Studios
Ideal Standard Film
Movie: The Periwig-Maker
Top 4 Billed Cast
Kenneth Branagh
Periwig-maker (voice)
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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.
Release Date
1999-11-13
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7.5
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