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A Close Shave

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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.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.

March 7, 1996 · Directed by Nick Park

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Runtime30m
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Cast & crew

Peter Sallis
Wallace (voice)
Anne Reid
Wendolene (voice)

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