The Tempest

The Tempest is a 1979 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's eponymous play. Directed by Derek Jarman, with Heathcote Williams as Prospero, it stars Toyah Willcox and Jack Birkett from his previous feature, Jubilee (1977), as well as his longtime cohort Karl Johnson.

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  • Sep 13, 1979

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  • 1 h 32 min

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Derek Jarman

Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author. Jarman was born in Northwood, Middlesex, the son of Elizabeth Evelyn (née Puttock) and Lancelot Elworthy Jarman. His father was a military officer,...

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  • 1 h 32 min
  • 1 h 35 min
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The Tempest

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place, using illusion and skilful manipulation. The eponymous tempest brings to the...

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