The Tempest

Starring: Christopher Plummer

Product Description

Christopher Plummer takes the classical theatrical role of a lifetime to the big screen, starring as Prospero in Shakespeare's culminating masterpiece, performed by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 741952716891
• Release Date: September 2012
• Rating: Not Rated
• Publisher: Entertainment One
• Starring: Christopher Plummer
• Runtime: 2 hours, 11 minutes
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; Dolby; NTSC; Widescreen
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 0.7" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

An excellent stage production of the classic play by William Shakespeare.

Recorded at the Stratford Festival (2010). The first thing you will notice is that you can hear every word very clearly. If you pull out the book, you will notice that this may be an adaptation, but it closely follows the written play. Pay attention to the epilog. You will be spellbound. In case you missed this story: Prospero, once the Duke of Milan and sorcerer, now reigns over a faraway island, living there with his daughter, Miranda. After 12 years of being abandoned, he has an opportunity for revenge. However, the ships may bring more than he planned. Shakespeare, Stratford, and Christopher Plummer will stand as a favorite. I have various versions of the play and the obscure “Prospero's Books” (1991), and even “Forbidden Planet” (1956), which some people think is based on the play.