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Prospero's Books 1991 Directed by Peter Greenaway

A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.

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'.

Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Fantasy
Production Companies Caméra One , Cinéa , Allarts
Budget $1,738,125
Revenue $1,750,301
Release Date 30 August 1991
120 mins
Cast
John Gielgud
John Gielgud Prospero
Michael Clark
Michael Clark Caliban
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc Alonso
Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson Gonzalo
Isabelle Pasco
Isabelle Pasco Miranda
Tom Bell
Tom Bell Antonio
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham Sebastian
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance Ferdinand
Marie Angel
Marie Angel Iris
Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper Ceres
Deborah Conway
Deborah Conway Juno
Paul Russell
Paul Russell Ariel
Gerard Thoolen
Gerard Thoolen Adrian
Pierre Bokma
Pierre Bokma Francisco
Jim van der Woude
Jim van der Woude Trinculo
Michiel Romeyn
Michiel Romeyn Stephano
Orpheo
Orpheo Ariel
James Thierrée
James Thierrée Ariel
Emil Wolk
Emil Wolk Ariel
Crew
Director
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Writer
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Producer
Kees Kasander
Kees Kasander
Cinematography
Sacha Vierny
Sacha Vierny
Composer
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
Editor
Marina Bodbijl
Marina Bodbijl
Production Design
Ben van Os
Ben van Os
Jan Roelfs
Jan Roelfs
Sound
Mathew Knights
Mathew Knights
Chris Wyatt
Chris Wyatt
Original Writer
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Set Decoration
Rik Overberg
Rik Overberg
Claudia Valentijn
Claudia Valentijn
Wendy Valentijn
Wendy Valentijn
Ben Zuydwijk
Ben Zuydwijk
Costume Design
Ellen Lens
Ellen Lens
Makeup Artist
Sara Meerman
Sara Meerman