Prospero's Books
“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'.
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Cast
19 people
John Gielgud
Prospero
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Michael Clark
Caliban
Also in
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Degrees of Blindness
Michel Blanc
Alonso
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Erland Josephson
Gonzalo
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Isabelle Pasco
Miranda
Also in
Céline
Roselyne and the Lions
Tom Bell
Antonio
Known for
Holocaust
Prime Suspect
Kenneth Cranham
Sebastian
Known for
Rome
Maleficent
Mark Rylance
Ferdinand
Known for
Dunkirk
Bridge of Spies
Marie Angel
Iris
Also in
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
Ute Lemper
Ceres
Known for
Magic in the Moonlight
Bogus
Deborah Conway
Juno
Also in
Running on Empty
The Coca-Cola Kid
Paul Russell
Ariel
Also in
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Chocky's Challenge
Peter Greenaway Director · William Shakespeare Author Michael Nyman Composer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $1.7M · United States release November 15, 1991
Box office
Budget
$1,725,000
Worldwide gross
$1,750,301
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Camera One
Production
Allarts
Production
Cinéa
Production
Miramax
Studio
Caméra One
Production
Japan · United Kingdom · France · Netherlands · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 30, 1991
Theatrical
United States · November 15, 1991
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1993
Physical
United States
September 28, 1991 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 1991 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
September 1, 1996 · Limited theatrical · For non-commercial screenings only
Italy
September 6, 1991 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
September 18, 1991 · Premiere · Nederlands Film Festival - exact premiere date unknown
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