A magician in exile wishes to take revenge against his enemies, but runs into a roadblock when his daughter and the son of his arch enemy fall in love. An interesting take on the Shakespeare classic, "The Tempest." The story is told in dance and words. All the dialog is spoken by Sir John Gielgud.

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Prospero's Books (1991)

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Fantasy/Drama · 2h 9m · 11/30/2006

    
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A magician in exile wishes to take revenge against his enemies, but runs into a roadblock when his daughter and the son of his arch enemy fall in love. An interesting take on the Shakespeare classic, "The Tempest." The story is told in dance and words. All the dialog is spoken by Sir John Gielgud.

Release Country

United States

Barcode

086624419534

Release Date

11/30/2006

Media Type

Movie

Audio

  English     

Digital Copy

Not Included

Studio

Allied Artists Classics

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

1.33:1

Cover Type

Keep Case (Std.)

Discs

Cast
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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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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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Paul Russell

Ariel
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James Thiérrée

Ariel
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Emil Wolk

Ariel
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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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Peter Greenaway

Director
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