Prospero's Books

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Written by William Shakespeare, Peter Greenaway

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'.

Cast

John Gielgud

Prospero

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Michael Clark

Caliban

Michel Blanc

Alonso

Erland Josephson

Gonzalo

Isabelle Pasco

Miranda

Tom Bell

Antonio

Kenneth Cranham

Sebastian

Mark Rylance

Ferdinand

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Marie Angel

Iris

Ute Lemper

Ceres

Deborah Conway

Juno

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Paul Russell

Ariel