The Tempest (2010)
Shakespeare for the Classroom
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2h 13m
Christopher Plummer stars as the sorcerer Prospero, former Duke of Milan, in this spectacular 2010 production, directed by Des McAnuff. Marooned with his daughter on a remote island populated only by spirits and the monstrous Caliban, Prospero uses his magical arts to raise a storm at sea, bringing him face to face at last with those who deposed him twelve years earlier. With his enemies in his power, he now faces a choice: to exact revenge or to build a brave new world for the next generation.
2010 House Program: http://bitly.ws/IkXP
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