The Tempest

The Tempest (1979)

Released: 1979-09-13 Duration: 1hr 35min
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Rating 6.0
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

Overview

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

Production Companies

Boyd's Company

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 5.936

Directed By

Derek Jarman

Crew

Director
Derek Jarman
Writer
Derek Jarman
Theatre Play
William Shakespeare
Original Music Composer
Brian Hodgson
Original Music Composer
John Lewis
Original Music Composer
Stephen Pruslin
Director of Photography
Peter Middleton
Hairstylist
Keith of 'Smile'
Producer
Guy Ford
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Anscombe
Makeup Artist
Rosalind McCorquodale
Sound Editor
Sarah Vickers
Art Direction
Ian Whittaker
Production Design
Yolanda Sonnabend

TOP CAST

Heathcote Williams
Heathcote Williams

Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan

Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox

Miranda, his daughter

Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson

Ariel, an airy spirit

Jack Birkett
Jack Birkett

Caliban, a savage and deformed slave

Peter Bull
Peter Bull

Alonso, the King of Naples

David Meyer
David Meyer

Ferdinand, his son

Neil Cunningham
Neil Cunningham

Sebastian, his brother

Richard Warwick
Richard Warwick

Antonio, his brother

Christopher Biggins
Christopher Biggins

Stephano, a drunken mariner

Peter Turner
Peter Turner

Trinculo, his friend

Ken Campbell
Ken Campbell

Gonzalo, an honest councillor

Elisabeth Welch
Elisabeth Welch

A Goddess

Kate Temple
Kate Temple

Young Miranda

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