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The Tempest

19791h 35m5.8/ 10 · TMDB · 27 votes
DramaFantasy

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.

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Directed by Derek Jarman

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

Caliban, a savage and deformed slave

Peter Bull
Peter Bull

Alonso, the King of Naples

David Meyer
David Meyer

Ferdinand, his son

Neil Cunningham

Sebastian, his brother

Richard Warwick
Richard Warwick

Antonio, his brother

Christopher Biggins

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Film details

Released13 Sept 1979
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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