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The Tempest (1979)

““We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep.””
★ 5.724 votes ⏱ 1 h 35 min

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.

The Tempest is a 1979 movie. Genres: Drama, Fantasy. Directed by Derek Jarman. Main cast: Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox, Karl Johnson, Jack Birkett, Peter Bull. Runtime: 95 minutes. Its average rating is 5.7 out of 10, from 24 votes.

Release dateSeptember 13, 1979
Runtime1 h 35 min
DirectorDerek Jarman
ScreenplayDerek Jarman, William Shakespeare
Original languageEN

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