Prospero's Books

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Prospero's Books

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

1991

2h 0m

6.8(96 votes)

Fantasy

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'.

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19 members

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John Gielgud

Prospero

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Michael Clark

Caliban

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Michel Blanc

Alonso

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Erland Josephson

Gonzalo

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Isabelle Pasco

Miranda

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Tom Bell

Antonio

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Kenneth Cranham

Sebastian

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Mark Rylance

Ferdinand

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Marie Angel

Iris

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Ute Lemper

Ceres

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Deborah Conway

Juno

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Paul Russell

Ariel

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Gerard Thoolen

Adrian

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Pierre Bokma

Francisco

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Jim van der Woude

Trinculo

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Michiel Romeyn

Stephano

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Orpheo

Ariel

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James Thierrée

Ariel

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Emil Wolk

Ariel

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