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Director:

Andy Wilson

Writers:

Mervyn Peake (novels)
Malcolm McKay (screenplay)

Contact:

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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

User Comments:

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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Additional Details

Runtime:

232 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Goodbye 2000 (2000) (TV) more


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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
amazingly interesting., 26 August 2002
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Author: broken_dreamz

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.

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