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The Tempest (1960)

The Tempest poster
Directed by
George Schaefer
Genre
drama, fantasy, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A magician named Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, uses his powers to create a storm and shipwreck his enemies on an island. The story follows his schemes to regain his dukedom and his daughter's romance with a shipwrecked prince.

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What happens

The Tempest is a 1960 American TV movie based on the play by William Shakespeare. Airing on NBC, it was directed by George Schaefer, who said the play was ideal for TV because it could be easily done in 90 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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