Prospero's Books (1991)
A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.
124 min
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'.
- Release date
- October 24, 1991
- Country of origin
- Japan, Italy, France, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $1,725,000
- Box office
- $1,750,301
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Trailer
Cast
- John Gielgud as Prospero
- Michael Clark as Caliban
- Michel Blanc as Alonso
- Erland Josephson as Gonzalo
- Isabelle Pasco as Miranda
- Tom Bell as Antonio
- Kenneth Cranham as Sebastian
- Mark Rylance as Ferdinand
- Ute Lemper as Ceres
- Deborah Conway as Juno
- Gerard Thoolen as Adrian
- Pierre Bokma as Francisco
- Jim van der Woude as Trinculo
- Michiel Romeyn as Stephano
- James Thierrée as Ariel
- Emil Wolk as Ariel
Crew
- Peter Greenaway · Director
- William Shakespeare · Writer
- Peter Greenaway · Writer
- Kees Kasander · Producer
- Michael Nyman · Composer
- Sacha Vierny · Cinematographer
- Marina Bodbijl · Editor
- Ben van Os · Production designer
- Jan Roelfs · Production designer