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The Storyteller: A Story Short

198824mMovie

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.

DirectorCharles Sturridge
WriterAnthony Minghella
ProducersJim Henson·Duncan Kenworthy

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Cast · Directed by Charles Sturridge

JHJohn Hurt
John Hurt
The Storyteller
BPBryan Pringle
Bryan Pringle
Cook
JKJohn Kavanagh
John Kavanagh
Beggar
BBBrenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
The Storyteller's Wife
RVRichard Vernon
Richard Vernon
King
SCSarah Crowden
Sarah Crowden
Queen
JK
Jackson Kyle
Prince
AHArthur Hewlett
Arthur Hewlett
Page
AF
Alistair Fullarton
Hare
BHBrian Henson
Brian Henson
The Storyteller's Dog

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The Storyteller: A Story Short hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 24, 1988. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.