The Tempest Movie

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Who's Involved:

Djimon Hounsou, Helen Mirren, Chris Cooper, Julie Taymor, Geoffrey Rush, Jeremy Irons, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, Lynn Hendee, Robert Chartoff, Reeve Carney, Julia Taylor-Stanley

Release Date:

Friday, December 10, 2010 Limited

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
some nudity, suggestive content and scary images
Runtime: 1 hr, 49 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

In Julie Taymor's version of "The Tempest," the gender of Prospero has been switched to Prospera. Shakespeare's play mixes romance with fraternal politics and the supernatural. As revised for the screen, it will center around Prospera (Mirren), her daughter Miranda (Jones) and a shipwrecked crew full of Prospera's enemies.


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Who stars in The Tempest: Cast List


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Who's making The Tempest: Crew List

A look at the The Tempest behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Julie Taymor last directed The Glorias and Across the Universe. The film's writer Julie Taymor last wrote The Glorias.

Screenwriter

Julie Taymor

Producers

Robert Chartoff
Lynn Hendee
Julia Taylor-Stanley
Julie Taymor

Production Companies

Production: What we know about The Tempest?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2010 - March: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2008 - November: The film was set to Production  status.

The Tempest Release Date: When was the film released?


The Tempest was a Limited release in 2010 on Friday, December 10, 2010 in around 5 theaters. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including The Tourist, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Hemingway's Garden of Eden.

As a Limited release, The Tempest will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

The Tempest DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Tempest was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 .

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