The Tempest | |
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Directed by | Julie Taymor |
Screenplay by | Julie Taymor |
Based on | The Tempest by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | Julie Taymor Robert Chartoff Lynn Hendee Julia Taylor-Stanley Jason K. Lau |
Starring | Helen Mirren Russell Brand Reeve Carney Tom Conti Chris Cooper Alan Cumming Djimon Hounsou Felicity Jones Alfred Molina David Strathairn Ben Whishaw |
Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
Edited by | Françoise Bonnot |
Music by | Elliot Goldenthal |
Production companies | Touchstone Pictures Miramax Films Chartoff/Hendee Productions TalkStory Productions Artemis Films Mumbai Mantra Media Limited |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20 million[1] |
Box office | $346,594[1] |
The Tempest is a 2010 American fantasy comedy-drama film based on the 1611 play of the same name by William Shakespeare. In this version, the gender of the main character, Prospero, is changed from male to female; the role was played by Helen Mirren. The film was written and directed by Julie Taymor and premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 11, 2010.
Although The Tempest received generally mixed reviews from critics, Sandy Powell received her ninth Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.