The Storyteller: A Story Short
1988
24 min
English
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The Storyteller recounts the time he was caught making a fool of the royal cook and, as punishment meted out by the King, must tell one story a day for a year. All goes well until the very last day when he suffers from storyteller's block.
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
John Hurt as The Storyteller
Bryan Pringle as Cook
John Kavanagh as Beggar
Brenda Blethyn as The Storyteller's Wife
Richard Vernon as King
Top Crew
Charles Sturridge · Director
Anthony Minghella · Writer
Duncan Kenworthy · Producer
Jim Henson · Executive Producer
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