Prospero's Books
A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.
1991 | 120m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Peter Greenaway |
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| Writer: | Peter Greenaway |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Aug 30, 1991 |
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| Director: | Peter Greenaway |
| Writer: | Peter Greenaway |
| Genres: | Fantasy |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Cinéa, Allarts, Caméra One |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,750,301
Budget: $1,738,125 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Gielgud | Prospero |
| Michael Clark | Caliban |
| Michel Blanc | Alonso |
| Erland Josephson | Gonzalo |
| Isabelle Pasco | Miranda |
| Tom Bell | Antonio |
| Kenneth Cranham | Sebastian |
| Mark Rylance | Ferdinand |
| Marie Angel | Iris |
| Ute Lemper | Ceres |
| Deborah Conway | Juno |
| Paul Russell | Ariel |
| Gerard Thoolen | Adrian |
| Pierre Bokma | Francisco |
| Jim van der Woude | Trinculo |
| Michiel Romeyn | Stephano |
| Orpheo | Ariel |
| James Thierrée | Ariel |
| Emil Wolk | Ariel |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mathew Knights | Sound Editor |
| Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Michael Clark | Choreographer |
| Marina Bodbijl | Editor |
| Ben van Os | Production Design |
| Jan Roelfs | Production Design |
| Rik Overberg | Set Decoration |
| Claudia Valentijn | Set Decoration |
| Wendy Valentijn | Set Decoration |
| Ben Zuydwijk | Set Decoration |
| Ellen Lens | Costume Design |
| Sara Meerman | Makeup Artist |
| Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Nyman | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Greenaway | Screenplay, Director |
| Chris Wyatt | Sound Editor |
| William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kees Kasander | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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