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A Close Shave

A Close Shave

A cracking wacky adventure.

19967.60h 30m

Overview

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

Directed by Nick Park
Written by Bob Baker, Nick Park
Produced by Carla Shelley, Michael Rose
Box Office0Revenue: $5K

Top Cast

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Wallace (voice)

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Wendolene (voice)

Themes & Keywords

prisonsheepinventorloyaltyinnocencehuman animal relationshipvillainsurrealismromanceanthropomorphismstop motionframeddoganimalswoolsheep rustlingclaymationplasticineshort filmstore owner

About A Close Shave

A Close Shave is a family, animation, comedy film released in 1996 exploring themes of prison, sheep, inventor, loyalty, innocence, human animal relationship. Directed by Nick Park, it stars Peter Sallis, Anne Reid. Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

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