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The tempest / William Shakespeare ; the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with Intel in association with the Imaginarium Studios ; direction, Gregory Doran ; producers, Sarah Ellis, Kevin Fitzmaurice ; screen director, Dewi Humphreys ; producer, Live from Stratford-upon-Avon, John Wyver ; a Royal Shakespeare Company presentation

Uniform Title
Tempest (Motion picture : 2017)
Published
[London] : Opus Arte, [2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 145 min. + 14 min. extras) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
4 3/4 in.
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Additional Creators
Doran, Gregory, Humphreys, Dewi, Ellis, Sarah (Producer), Fitzmaurice, Kevin, Wyver, John, Beale, Simon Russell, Rainsford, Jenny, Quartley, Mark, Dixon, Joe, 1965-, Pearce, Oscar, Tucker, James (Actor), Turner, Tom (Actor), Easton, Daniel, Mydell, Joseph, 1955-, Towse, Oliver, McPherson, Matthew (Actor), Trinder, Simon, Jayawardena, Tony, Shire, Joe, Raymond, Darren, Frederick, Caleb, Condron, Elly, Witton, Jennifer, Hay, Samantha (Soprano), Englishby, Paul, Spencer, Simon, Cullingford, Lucy, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Royal Shakespeare Company, Intel Corporation, Imaginarium (Firm), and Opus Arte (Firm)
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Language Note
In English with optional English subtitles.
Summary
Widely considered to be the last of his solo plays, The Tempest is Shakespeare's final masterpiece, a tale of 'forgiveness, generosity and enlightenment' in which Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, conjures up a storm to lure his perfidious brother to the enchanted island on which he and his daughter Miranda have spent 12 years in exile.
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Genre(s)
Sound Characteristics
digital
optical
surround
stereo
5.1 Dolby Digital
2.0 Dolby Digital
Video File Characteristics
NTSC
Digital File Characteristics
video file
DVD video
all regions
Form of work
Filmed plays
Note
Accompanying booklet contains program notes by Sarah Ellis and synopsis in English with French and German translations.
Extras include optional audio director's commentary, 400 years in the making, Becoming Ariel, Interview with Simon Russell Beale, cast gallery.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Production design, Stephen Brimson Lewis ; video, Finn Ross ; lighting, Simon Spencer ; music, Paul Englishby ; movement, Lucy Cullingford ; digital character creation, The Imaginarium Studios.
Participant/Performer Note
Simon Russell Beale, Jenny Rainsford, Mark Quartley, Joe Dixon, Oscar Pearce, James Tucker, Tom Turner, Daniel Easton, Joseph Mydell, Oliver Towse, Matthew McPherson, Simon Trinder, Tony Jayawardena, Joe Shire, Darren Raymond, Caleb Frederick, Elly Condron, Jennifer Witton, Samantha Hay.
Data/Place of Event
Recorded live Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 2017 11 January.
Technical Details
DVD, all regions; NTSC; widescreen (16:9 anamorphic); Dolby digital stereo, 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround.
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