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The Tempest

Adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Prospera is banished from Milan by her brother and finds herself stranded on an island with her daughter, where she waits to take her revenge.

Adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Prospera, the female form of the male role in the original story, is banished from Milan by her brother. She finds herself stranded on an island with her four-year-old daughter and the beast Caliban. After 12 years of isolation, she gets the chance to take her revenge on her sibling, by causing a storm that wrecks his ship and strands those on board.

1 hour, 42 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Apr 201700:55

Credits

RoleContributor
MirandaFelicity Jones
King AlonsoDavid Strathairn
ProsperaHelen Mirren
GonzaloTom Conti
SebastianAlan Cumming
ArielBen Whishaw
CalibanDjimon Hounsou
TrinculoRussell Brand
StephanoAlfred Molina
AntonioChris Cooper
Prince FerdinandReeve Carney
DirectorJulie Taymor
WriterJulie Taymor
AuthorWilliam Shakespeare

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