🎬 Drama, Fantasy

Prospero's Books

"A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest."

⭐ 6.8/10 1991 2h 6m Dir. Peter Greenaway

About this movie

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'.

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6.8/10 103 votes

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Year
1991
Runtime
2h 6m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.8/10
Votes
103
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$1.7M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Fantasy 🎬 Peter Greenaway 👤 John Gielgud 👤 Michael Clark 👤 Michel Blanc
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Questions about Prospero's Books

Prospero's Books has a runtime of 2h 6m (2 hours and 6 minutes).
Prospero's Books was directed by Peter Greenaway and released in 1991.
Prospero's Books is a Drama, Fantasy film (1991).
The cast of Prospero's Books includes John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco.
Prospero's Books has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 103 votes.

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