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Prospero's Books

Peter Greenaway

1991 • 2h 6m

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'.

Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books 1991 Trailer

Cast

John Gielgud

John GielgudProspero

Michael ClarkCaliban

Michel Blanc

Michel BlancAlonso

Erland Josephson

Erland JosephsonGonzalo

Isabelle Pasco

Isabelle PascoMiranda

Tom Bell

Tom BellAntonio

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth CranhamSebastian

Mark Rylance

Mark RylanceFerdinand

Marie AngelIris

Ute Lemper

Ute LemperCeres

Deborah Conway

Deborah ConwayJuno

Paul RussellAriel

Gerard Thoolen

Gerard ThoolenAdrian

Pierre Bokma

Pierre BokmaFrancisco

Jim van der Woude

Jim van der WoudeTrinculo

Crew

Peter Greenaway

Peter GreenawayDirector

Michael Nyman

Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer

William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareTheatre Play

Kees Kasander

Kees KasanderProducer

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