The read
It runs a compact 24m.
Synopsis
A barren peasant woman, desperately craving a child, naively says aloud that she wouldn't care what it looks like. Soon enough, she gives birth to a baby who resembles a hedgehog, much to the father's dismay and the scorn of the villagers.
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Key crew
- Steve BarronDirector
- Anthony MinghellaWriter
Cast
- John HurtThe Storyteller
- Eric RichardThe Farmer
- Maggie WilkinsonThe Farmer's Wife
- David SwiftThe King
- Helen LindsayThe Queen
- Abigail CruttendenThe Princess
- Jason CarterMan
- Robin SummersJailer
- Ailsa BerkThe Grovelhog
- Brian HensonThe Storyteller's Dog (Voice)
- Stephen GarlickYoung Grovelhog (Voice)
- Terence HarveyThe Grovelhog (Voice)