The Tempest (1979)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Peter Bull	...	Alonso, the King of Naples
	David Meyer	...	Ferdinand, his son
	Neil Cunningham	...	Sebastian, his brother
	Heathcote Williams	...	Prospero, the Right Duke of Milan
	Toyah Willcox	...	Miranda, his daughter
	Richard Warwick	...	Antonio, his brother
	Karl Johnson	...	Ariel, an airy spirit
	Jack Birkett	...	Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
	Christopher Biggins	...	Stephano, a drunken mariner
	Peter Turner	...	Trinculo, his friend
	Ken Campbell	...	Gonzalo, an honest councillor
	Elisabeth Welch	...	A Goddess
	Claire Davenport	...	Sycorax
	Kate Temple	...	Young Miranda
	Helen Wellington-Lloyd	...	A Spirit

Storyline

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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