The Tempest
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A cross-gendered version of the play by William Shakespeare involving forces of feminine magic, nature and mysticism. Changing the gender of the traditionally male sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress-Prospera. Prospera journeys through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, c
Cast & Crew
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Julie Taymor
Director
Helen Mirren
Felicity Jones
Djimon Hounsou
Russell Brand
Alfred Molina
Film Details
Also Known As
Tempest
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Alex Rose Wig Company; Efilm; Icon Uk Group; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Prologue Films; Sloss Eckhouse Lawco Llp; Sound One; Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc; Trevanna Post, Inc.; Wilson Rivas Catering
Distribution Company
EQUINOXE FILMS/MIRAMAX/TOUCHSTONE PICTURES; Cinema Prestige; Empire; Equinoxe Films; Equinoxe Films; MIRAMAX; Maple Pictures Corporation; Panasia; Ster-Kinekor; Touchstone Pictures; United International Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Hawaii, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
A cross-gendered version of the play by William Shakespeare involving forces of feminine magic, nature and mysticism. Changing the gender of the traditionally male sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress-Prospera. Prospera journeys through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies. After a harrowing shipwreck, the members of a royal court are washed ashore on various parts of a mysterious island . Their fateful arrival in this particular island is no coincidence . The exiled Prospera has used her magical powers to guide the ship here to settle a score with the very men who banished her from her homeland . Abetted by her sometimes unwilling aides, Ariel and Caliban, Prospera puts her former tormentors through some dangerous and often hilarious adventures . However, when the king's son, Ferdinand, meets her daughter, Miranda, it is love at first sight-a kind of magic that even Prospera is powerless to control .
Director
Julie Taymor
Director
Cast
Helen Mirren
Felicity Jones
Djimon Hounsou
Russell Brand
Alfred Molina
Ben Whishaw
Chris Cooper
Alan Cumming
David Strathairn
Jude Akuwudike
Reeve Carney
Tom Conti
David Scott Klein
Bryan Webster
Crew
Ilya Abulhanov
Visual Effects Designer
Ilya Abulhanov
Storyboard Artist
Dayne Ahuna
Craft Service
Bob Allen
Associate Editor
Nancy Allen
Music Editor
William B Amaral
Driver
Denise Andres
Costumer
Karen Archibald
Scenic Artist
Philip Asiata
Driver
Mark Baechle
Music
Bill Ballou
Scenic Artist
Matilde P Bandini
Production Accountant
Jarrod Barfield
Location Assistant
Troy Barsness
Animator
Miguel Bautista
Compositor
Benjamin Baxley
Production Assistant
Angela Bellisio
Camera Assistant
Andrew Benepe
Scenic Artist
Nicole Black
Art Department Assistant
Lisa Bolan
Storyboard Artist
Lisa Bolan
Visual Effects Designer
Jim Boniece
Key Rigging Grip
Frantoise Bonnot
Editor
Shannon Boyd
Production Assistant
Ron Bozman
Executive Producer
Ron Bozman
Unit Production Manager
Kainoa Bray
Electrician
Joseph Brigati
Rotoscope Animator
Richard J Brock
Assistant Camera
Lee Buckley
Visual Effects Coordinator
Anthony Buckner
Executive Producer
Scott Burik
Stunts
Mary Ellen Buxton
Other
Raimar Bylaardt
Grip
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects Technician
Alvin S Cabrinha
Greensman
Frank Cadden
Adr
John G Cambra
Foreman
Casey Cameron
Seamstress Supervisor
John Campuzano
Visual Effects Coordinator
Paul Candrilli
Best Boy Grip
Kelly Capoccia
Makeup Artist
Brian Carmichael
Video Assist/Playback
Reeve Carney
Song Performer
Beaux Carson
Co-Executive Producer
Melanie Carter
Seamstress Supervisor
Jules Cazedessus
Coordinator
Rain Chacon
Post-Production Assistant
Renee Chamblin
Compositor
Eli Chang
Props
Robert Chartoff
Producer
Daniel Cheshire
Makeup Artist
Judy Chin
Makeup
John C Ching
Executive Producer
Timothy J Chinn
Assistant Location Manager
Leslie Chung
Rotoscope Animator
Patrick Clancey
Titles And Opticals
Simon Clowes
Storyboard Artist
Simon Clowes
Visual Effects Designer
Dave Coennen
Set Production Assistant
Carlton Coleman
Makeup Artist
Keith Cooper
Visual Effects Producer
Kyle Cooper
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kyle Cooper
Titles
Richard Cooper
Assistant Director
Blaise Corrigan
Stunts
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Charlie Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Chuck Cullen
Grip
Jahnel Curfman
Stunts
Benjamin Curtis
Music
Mary Cybulski
Script Supervisor
Damon Darchuck
Props
Ian Dawson
Visual Effects Producer
Nohealani Nihipali Day
Sound Department
Big Ed Dearmore
Driver
Tomas Deckaj
Production Assistant
Christopher Decristo
Compositing Supervisor
James Demartis
Other
Bill Depaolo
Scenic Artist
Dean Des Jarlais
Best Boy Electric
Reno Devivo
Driver
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alex Digerlando
Art Director
Robert Digrigoli
Foreman
Michael Dillon
Visual Effects Producer
Clarissa Donlevy
Visual Effects Designer
Clarissa Donlevy
Storyboard Artist
Dallas Dornan
Set Costumer
Michael Downing
Dolly Grip
Richard Drake
Coordinator
Charley Drayton
Music
Leo Drondin
Scenic Artist
Stuart Dryburgh
Director Of Photography
Robert Elhai
Music
Greg Ellinwood
Makeup Artist
Monica Estrada
Production Assistant
James Fanning
Transportation Captain
James Fanning
Driver
Cyrus Faryar
Office Production Assistant
Julia Festa
Assistant
Chela Fiorini
Assistant Property Master
Serena Flores
Coordinator
Dave Flynch
Foley
Colin Fong
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Ford
Rigging Gaffer
Henry Fordham
Grip
Jennifer Freed
Post-Production Accountant
Mark Friedberg
Production Designer
Bryan Furer
Makeup Assistant
Achilles Gacis
Stunts
Alexander W Gage
Dolly Grip
Vance Gage
Best Boy Grip
Everett Galisa
On-Set Dresser
Vanessa Galvez
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jessie Gant
Post-Production Accountant
Tanner Gardner
Art Department Assistant
John Gatland
Dolly Grip
Dustin Geiger
Stunts
Natalie Gerona
Driver
Gordon H Gertsen
Greensman
Beth Gibbons
Song Performer
Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Stunts
Teese Gohl
Music Producer
Elliot Goldenthal
Music
Elliot Goldenthal
Music Producer
Mark Gomes
Office Production Assistant
Dana W Gonzales
Camera Operator
Mark Goodermote
Sound Department
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Jonathan Graham
Grip
Claudia Gray
Unit Publicist
Robert Griffith
Accounting Assistant
Joe Grimaldi
Best Boy Electric
Nate Grubb
Assistant Director
Carlos Guerra
Camera Operator
Mike Gueso
Driver
Sean Cameron Guest
Assistant Director
Shahen Guiragossian
Grip
Paul Guncheon
Construction Coordinator
Jamey Haddad
Music
Page Hamilton
Music
Sandy Hamilton
On-Set Dresser
Whitney Harvey
Location Assistant
Matthew Haskins
Assistant Camera
Dan Hassid
Studio Executive
Seth Hauer
Production Assistant
James Andrew Haven
Casting
Gillian Hawser
Casting
Sean Heilig
Driver
Sonny Hekekia
Medic
Lynn Hendee
Producer
Jamie Hess
Makeup Artist
Kate Hetzer
Production Assistant
Jeffery Hewett
Driver
John D Hicks
Transportation Co-Captain
Nicholas Hill
On-Set Dresser
Mike Hipa
Driver
Henry Hobson
Visual Effects Designer
Henry Hobson
Storyboard Artist
Arlo Hoffman
On-Set Dresser
Michael J Hogan
Video Assist/Playback
Hal Honigsberg
Visual Effects Editor
Lori Imbler
Assistant
Joel Iwataki
Music
Martin Izquierdo
Other
Kathe James
Set Costumer
Drew Des Jarlais
Electrician
Grayhmn Jennings
Set Production Assistant
Kim Jennings
Art Director
Lukasz Jogalla
Camera Operator
Bobby Johanson
Adr Mixer
Anthony Johnson
Electrician
Jesse James Jones
Animator
Henry Kanahele
Greensman
Lee Kaneakua
Grip
Gary Kangrga
Key Grip
Glenn D Kaplan
Camera
Keoua H S Kauhi
Driver
Brian Keaulana
Stunts
Timothy Keiper
Music
Xanadu Kekuewa
Craft Service
Thomas Ahlo Kelii
Electrician
Shauna Kellin
Scenic Artist
Rohit Khattar
Executive Producer
Val Kim
Location Manager
Zachary Kim
Electrician
Alan Kiriu
Greensman
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Supervisor
Seth Kleinberg
Visual Effects Producer
Jeremy Knaster
Electrician
Camille Komine
Set Decorator
Julia Kots
Apprentice Editor
Gordon Krause
Foreman
Andy Kris
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joyce Kubalak-szuflita
Scenic Artist
Drew Kunin
Sound Mixer
Kevin Kutch
Other
Nalini Lalvani
Coproducer
Avi Laniado
Sound Engineer
Film Details
Also Known As
Tempest
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Alex Rose Wig Company; Efilm; Icon Uk Group; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Prologue Films; Sloss Eckhouse Lawco Llp; Sound One; Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc; Trevanna Post, Inc.; Wilson Rivas Catering
Distribution Company
EQUINOXE FILMS/MIRAMAX/TOUCHSTONE PICTURES; Cinema Prestige; Empire; Equinoxe Films; Equinoxe Films; MIRAMAX; Maple Pictures Corporation; Panasia; Ster-Kinekor; Touchstone Pictures; United International Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Hawaii, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the play "The Tempest" written by William Shakespeare.
Released in United States Winter December 10, 2010
Released in United States on Video December 20, 2011
Released in United States Winter December 10, 2010 (NYC, LA)
Project was previously scheduled to be released by Miramax before Miramax shuttered in February 2010. New distributor and release date unknown.
Released in United States on Video December 20, 2011
