Prometheus is a contemporary quest story set in end-of-millennium Britain and continental Europe. It asks what humanity has made of Prometheus' gift of fire - energy, technology, expertise, but also destruction, pollution and war.
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Title: Prometheus (1998)
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| Michael Feast | ... | Hermes | |
| Walter Sparrow | ... | Grandad | |
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Fern Smith | ... | Mam |
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Jonathan Waistnidge | ... | Jack |
| Steve Huison | ... | Dad | |
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Audrey Haggerty | ... | Grandma |
| Dave Hill | ... | Miner | |
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Catherine Pidd | ... | Daughter of Ocean |
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Beverley Ashby | ... | Daughter of Ocean |
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James Banks | ... | Miner |
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Sue Barker | ... | Daughter of Ocean |
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Beverley Brighton | ... | Daughter of Ocean |
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Linda Callear | ... | Daughter of Ocean |
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Ian Clayton | ... | Miner |
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Maureen Craven | ... | Daughter of Ocean |
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Prometheus is a contemporary quest story set in end-of-millennium Britain and continental Europe. It asks what humanity has made of Prometheus' gift of fire - energy, technology, expertise, but also destruction, pollution and war.
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The statue of Prometheus that is built in the film weighed 1.2 tonnes and was covered in 4,800 sheets of gold leaf paper. It now lives in writer-director Tony Harrison's garden - he refers to it as his "garden gnome". See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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1 October 1999 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Perhaps this is the truest form of Marmite in film has yet offered humanity. It seems to have been well reviewed by some sources and I cannot argue with their conclusions. Yet for me, these seem entirely erroneous.
The film, in my opinion, was too long, too contrived, too repetitive, too tedious, poorly directed and most of all I just found it sadly enormously dull. I could rant for some time, but I feel the best direction I can give to those who are reading this review is to tell of the reaction of my family and two friends (ages ranging from 16-59 years old) who one summer's evening drove out to an outdoor viewing of this film at which Tony Harrison was himself present.
We look back on it now with some hilarity, but of those 7 viewers (myself included) I can personally guarantee readers that this film could not possibly have attained more than 20 stars (less than 3 on average per person). It was, for us, a horrible evening of subjection to the worst form of artistic expression. I would urge readers to stay away from this film, but they say seeing is believing, so go find out for yourself. In my case, I truly believe this ranks amongst the worst "films" I have ever seen.