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The King's Beard

2002 · 73 min

A gentle, quirky animated fairy tale with a whimsical kingdom, mild menace lurking in a royal beard, and an underdog barber to root for.

Directed by
Tony Collingwood
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring
Robin Edwards, Maria Darling, Jim Broadbent
Overview
A king whose beard is long and beloved. An aspiring barber looking for acknowledgement. A kingdom unaware of the dark secret behind their ruler's lush beard.

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Directed by
Tony Collingwood
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring
Robin Edwards, Maria Darling, Jim Broadbent
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • power
  • deception
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • fantasy world
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, family, adventure
Directed by
Tony Collingwood
Written by
Tony Collingwood
Starring
Robin Edwards, Maria Darling, Jim Broadbent, Peter Egan, Colin McFarlane, Kerry Shale, Allan Corduner, Maureen Lipman
Music
Philip Appleby
Runtime
73 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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