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                                                                        The Tempest VHS: Standard Edition

Attention:  Everything on this page refers to the  film vesion The Tempest, starring Peter Fonda, Harold Perrineau, and Katherine Heigl, directed by Jack Bender.  This film  differs in very many ways from Shakespeare's play.  Be aware of such differences when they occur.

Edited on this page by Mrs. Deborah Cox, English Professor, Montgomery College*

Cast & Crew:
Peter Fonda, John Glover, Harold Perrineau, John Pyper-Ferguson, Katherine Heigl directed by Jack Bender  James Henerson

 Screenwriter

William Shakespeare
 Story

James Bigwood
 Producer

Synopsis:
The Mississippi Bayou during the Civil War is the setting for this playful adaptation of Shakespeare's TEMPEST, featuring Peter Fonda as the mercurial sorcerer Gideon Prosper (AKA Prospero). A battle with his brother for control of his land leads Prosper to retreat to an island in the swamp with his daughter Miranda and Ariel, a slave. There, Prospero learns magic while his brother becomes a Southern spy. Prospero creates a storm which triggers a series of events, including the washing ashore of a Union soldier who wins the heart of Miranda. An original, unconventional adaptation featuring numerous visual effects by The Frame Store.

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 88 minutes

Genre: Dramas, Civil War, Love Story, Classics, Shakespeare, Romances, Love

 

*Original Data from Rotten Tomatoes Movie Review Web Site

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