Prospero's Books

2h 6m
DramaFantasy
6.8

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
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

Crew

Peter Greenaway
Director, Screenplay
Marina Bodbijl
Editor
Sacha Vierny
Director of Photography
Kees Kasander
Producer
Ben van Os
Production Design
Jan Roelfs
Production Design
Ellen Lens
Costume Design
Sara Meerman
Makeup Artist
Chris Wyatt
Sound Editor
Mathew Knights
Sound Editor
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Nyman
Original Music Composer
Ben Zuydwijk
Set Decoration
Rik Overberg
Set Decoration
Wendy Valentijn
Set Decoration
Claudia Valentijn
Set Decoration
Michael Clark
Choreographer
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play

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