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Christopher Biggins, David Meyer, Elisabeth Welch, Heathcote Williams, Jack Birkett ...( see more  see more... ) , Karl Johnson , Neil Cunningham , Peter Bull , Peter Turner , Richard Warwick , Toyah Willcox

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Derek Jarman

Release Date: September 22, 1980

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000

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  • June 29, 2009
    The Tempest was a pretty good movie, it is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays.
  • December 10, 2006
    Quite a poor movie to say the least..... Certainly not worth the time to watch it.
  • November 29, 2006
    I'd like to see this movie!
  • July 8, 2006
    This is probably my favourite Shakespeare anyway, but this version really brings out the philisophical study of humanity and the overall abstract style of the play. As is traditional with Jarman everyone gets naked at some point, but thi is used to symbolise the loss of society a...( read more)nd rule. The haunting misery that Ariel is going through is excellent, the best portrayal of the enslavement of the sprite I have ever seen. This film is definitley wortha watch, whether to see Shakespeare in a different medium, or to see a beautiful haunting piece of art.

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