The Tempest

The Tempest

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 1979

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

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 1979

The Tempest
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Boyd's Company
Original title The Tempest
Directors Derek Jarman
Writers Derek Jarman, William Shakespeare

Cast

Peter Bull

as Alonso, the King of Naples

David Meyer

as Ferdinand, his son

Neil Cunningham

as Sebastian, his brother

Heathcote Williams

as Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan

Toyah Willcox

as Miranda, his daughter

Richard Warwick

as Antonio, his brother

Karl Johnson

as Ariel, an airy spirit

Jack Birkett

as Caliban, a savage and deformed slave

Christopher Biggins

as Stephano, a drunken mariner

Peter Turner

as Trinculo, his friend

Ken Campbell

as Gonzalo, an honest councillor

Elisabeth Welch

as A Goddess

Claire Davenport

as Sycorax

Kate Temple

as Young Miranda

Angela Whittingham

as A Spirit