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The Grinning Man
A strange new act has arrived at the fairground. Who is Grinpayne and how did he get his hideous smile? Helped by an old man, a lone wolf and a blind girl, his story must be told. The epic tale of an abandoned child with a terrible secret. A disfigured youth who is desperate to hide and a sightless girl who longs to be discovered. Let the darkness seduce you.
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A strange new act has arrived at the fairground. Who is Grinpayne and how did he get his hideous smile? Helped by an old man, a lone wolf and a blind girl, his story must be told. The epic tale of an abandoned child with a terrible secret. A disfigured youth who is desperate to hide and a sightless girl who longs to be discovered. Let the darkness seduce you.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Music
Written By:Carl Grose
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Runtime:151 minutes
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Cast
Tom Morris
Director
Louis Maskell
Grinpayne
Julian Bleach
Barkilphedro
Sean Kingsley
Ursus / King Clarence
Gloria Onitiri
Duchess Josiana
Audrey Brisson-Jutras
Dea
Ewan Black
Osric the Freak-Wrangler of Stokes Croft / Hazlitt Trelaw
Stuart Angell
Mojo Head / Archbishop Kupsak
Stuart Neal
Lord David Dirry-Moir
Patrycja Kujawska
Queen Angelica
Gloria Obianyo
Lady Trelaw / Quake
Alice Barclay
Mojo Body / Frozen Woman
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