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Harold the Amazing Contortionist Pig

Synopsis

Harold just wasn't like the other pigs. So he ran away, joined the circus and became an instant star. But will the big lights destroy our contortionist hero? Find out in Harold the Amazing Contortionist Pig, a wonderfully comic tale of trotters, jam jars and a lioness called Linda.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 18 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Carl Prechezer
Producer
Peter La Terriere
Editor
Matthew Felstead
Screenwriter
Ewan Kilgour
Director of Photography
Philippe Piffeteau
Sound
Dudley Houlden, Keith Tunney
Composer
Phil Sawyer @Air Edel Associates Ltd
Principal cast
Charles De'ath, Adrian McLoughlin, Nicholas Chagrin, John Benfield, Josephine Butler, David Sterne, Andrew Melville

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Production Company

Shine Ltd

108 Palace Gardens Terrace
London
W8 4RT
UK

T+44 (0)20 7313 8018

sally.mchale@shinelimited.com

Sales Company

Shine Ltd

108 Palace Gardens Terrace
London
W8 4RT
UK

T+44 (0)20 7313 8018

sally.mchale@shinelimited.com

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