Film

The Storyteller: A Story Short

198824mFamily Fantasy TV Movie

Director: Charles Sturridge
Year: 1988

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.

Top cast

John Hurt

The Storyteller

Bryan Pringle

Cook

John Kavanagh

Beggar

Brenda Blethyn

The Storyteller's Wife

Richard Vernon

King

Sarah Crowden

Queen

Jackson Kyle

Prince

Arthur Hewlett

Page

Alistair Fullarton

Hare

Brian Henson

The Storyteller's Dog

Directed by

Charles Sturridge

Written by

Anthony Minghella

Produced by

Duncan Kenworthy