Prospero's Books VHS

A magician in exile wishes to take revenge against his enemies, but runs into a roadblock when his daughter and the son of his main 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.


Allied Artist's release: Great Britain

Color, 129 minutes VHS 1991


Starring: John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco, Tom Bell, Kenneth Cranham, Mark Rylance, Gerard Thoolen, Pierre Bokma, Jim van der Woude, Michiel Romeyn, Orpheo, Paul Russell, James Thierree, Emil Wolk, Marie Angel, Ute Lemp

Director: Peter Greenaway