Summary
This performance of Shakespeare's The Tempest stars none other than Christopher Plummer as Prospero, a sorcerer stranded for 12 years on an island, where he suddenly gains the chance to exact revenge on those who left him there. The performance was recorded at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 2010. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Fathers and daughters
-- Drama.
Political refugees -- Drama. Magicians -- Drama. Islands -- Drama. Spirits -- Drama. Shipwreck victims -- Drama. Revenge -- Drama. Fantasy television programs. Drama. Televised performances. Television adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Port Washington, NY :Entertainment One,2011 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Tempest. |
| Contributors |
McAnuff, Des,
stage director. Avrich, Barry, television producer. O'Brien, Shelagh, television director. Plummer, Christopher, actor. Blendick, James, actor. Dow, Bruce, actor. Hutt, Peter, actor. Johnstone, Dion, 1975- actor. Lindström, Trish, actor. Potter, Gareth, actor. Soelistyo, Julyana, actor. Stickney, Timothy D., actor. Vickery, John, 1950- actor. Davies, Geraint Wyn, 1957- actor. Bailey, John, 1942 August 10- director of photography. Roth, Michael, 1954- composer. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest. Melbar Entertainment Group, production company. Bravo! (Television network), broadcaster. Entertainment One (Firm : India), publisher. Stratford Festival (Ont.), |
| Participants/Performers |
Christopher Plummer, James Blendick, Bruce Dow, Peter Hutt, Dion Johnstone, Trish Lindström, Gareth Potter, Julyana Soelistyo, Timothy D. Stickney, John Vickery, Gerant Wyn Davies. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, John Bailey ; editor, George Raulston ; composer, Michael Roth ; production set designer, Robert Brill ; costume designer, Paul Tazewell. |
| Language |
English Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Televised stage play. Title from container. Originally produced for television in 2010. Special feature: Q&A with Christopher Plummer and director Des McAnuff. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen (1.78:1; 16:9) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781417237029 1417237023 |
| Other | Classic View |