Film
Prospero's Books
1991 · 2h 6m · Drama · Fantasy
A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.
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Overview
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
Cast
John Gielgud
Prospero
Michael Clark
Caliban
Michel Blanc
Alonso
Erland Josephson
Gonzalo
Isabelle Pasco
Miranda
Tom Bell
Antonio
Kenneth Cranham
Sebastian
Mark Rylance
Ferdinand
Marie Angel
Iris
Ute Lemper
Ceres
Deborah Conway
Juno
Paul Russell
Ariel
Gerard Thoolen
Adrian
Pierre Bokma
Francisco
Jim van der Woude
Trinculo
Michiel Romeyn
Stephano
Crew
- Peter GreenawayDirector · Screenplay
- Kees KasanderProducer
- Sacha ViernyDirector of Photography
- Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer
- Marina BodbijlEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 30, 1991
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1,725,000
- Revenue
- $1,750,301
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
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