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Writers:
Mervyn Peake (novels)
Malcolm McKay (screenplay)
Release Date:
10 June 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
77 generations built the kingdom of Gormenghast... Will one kitchen boy bring it down? more
Plot:
A villain threatens the rise of a new earl in an ancient kingdom. full summary
Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
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amazingly interesting. more (61 total)
Cast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only) | Celia Imrie | ... | Lady Gertrude |
| John Sessions | ... | Dr. Prunesquallor |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Barquentine |
| George Yiasoumi | ... | Bookman |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Lord Groan |
| Neve McIntosh | ... | Lady Fuchsia |
| June Brown | ... | Nannie Slagg |
 | Christopher Lee | ... | Flay |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Swelter |
 | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... | Steerpike |
| Zoë Wanamaker | ... | Clarice Groan |
| Lynsey Baxter | ... | Cora Groan |
| Fiona Shaw | ... | Irma Prunesquallor |
| Olga Sosnovska | ... | Keda |
| Eric Sykes | ... | Mollocks |
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232 min (4 parts)
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1.78 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M | UK:12 | USA:Unrated
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Author Mervyn Peake's granddaughters appear as extras in the movie. more
Quotes:
Lady Fuchsia: I am so sorry, Nannie. I don't know what to do. No one loves me... What shall I do? I can't dream forever... more
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Featured in Goodbye 2000 (2000) (TV) more
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Gormenghast...once i heard the title of the mini-series, i wanted to laugh. what an awful name! at first glance, it appeared to be terribly confusing, what with the birth of the new heir, the kitchens, Steerpike, his manipulative ways...
But after watching it, i have to admit the show is great. Jonathan Rhys Meyers gives a stunning performance as the shewrd, cunning kitchen boy Steerpike, who slowly worms his way to the top by murdering anyone who gets in his way.
for me, the most impressive scene had to be in the last episode, when he nearly gets killed by the twin sisters Cora and Clarice, who sets up a trap for him. the rage and horror mixed on his face, together with the obvious sense of relief he displays is amazing. and when he did his little 'insane dance' around the skeletons of the twins - now that was scary. there was a general atmosphere of madness that somehow managed to be conveyed, without the usual cliches that get in the way. just pure, sheer madness.
it's a wonderful mini-series. too bad there isn't a sequel to it. and check out the set designs, they give Gormenghast a very realistic feel.