Gielgud was going to play his favorite role of Prospero in a film of Shakespeare's play directed by Orson Welles, but the funding fell through after the financial failure of their first film partnership "Chimes at Midnight."
Welles was going to direct a film of Shakespeare's play and also play the role of Caliban, but the funding fell through after the financial failure of "Chimes at Midnight."
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