Prospero's Books
Aug 30 1991
•2h 0m
•Drama, Fantasy
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
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John Gielgud
Prospero
Michael Clark
Caliban
Michel Blanc
Alonso
Erland Josephson
Gonzalo
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