- Actors: Maurice Evans, Richard Burton, Lee Remick, Roddy McDowall, Liam Redmond
- Directors: George Schaefer
- Writers: John Edward Friend, William Shakespeare
- Producers: George Schaefer
- Language English
- Classification: U
- Studio: Dd Video
- VHS Release Date: 7 May 2001
- Run Time: 76 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004CK53
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,091 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Great Video, William Shakespeare's The Tempest with Richard Burton & Roddy McDowall, 80 minutes running time approx, very slight amount of wear to the paper cover but everything else excellent, fast dispatch, UK SELLER
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
It is some years since I watched this ludicrous tosh. I think I judged it to be an off-the-cuff, made-for-telvision american production.
It featuures a real old school Prospero - clear deep and lugubrious. He plainly grew up enunciating every word, and is by far the best, if the slowest, thing in it.
The special effects are very funny including an Ariel based on Tinkerbell in the Disney Peter Pan film.
The sets are apalling, indeed there is nothing good about it!
None of the actors seems to know what they are talking about. Even Richard Burton seems to be playing at the wrong end of a drinking bout.
I lent it to a friend and we still howl with laughter when we talk about it. Not so much awesome as awful.
Buy it to know how naff a Shakespeare production can be. It is the best lesson in 'How not to perform the Bard' that I know.
Enjoy it for the creaking relic of thoughtless performance that it is. AND - amateur directors - LEARN!!
It featuures a real old school Prospero - clear deep and lugubrious. He plainly grew up enunciating every word, and is by far the best, if the slowest, thing in it.
The special effects are very funny including an Ariel based on Tinkerbell in the Disney Peter Pan film.
The sets are apalling, indeed there is nothing good about it!
None of the actors seems to know what they are talking about. Even Richard Burton seems to be playing at the wrong end of a drinking bout.
I lent it to a friend and we still howl with laughter when we talk about it. Not so much awesome as awful.
Buy it to know how naff a Shakespeare production can be. It is the best lesson in 'How not to perform the Bard' that I know.
Enjoy it for the creaking relic of thoughtless performance that it is. AND - amateur directors - LEARN!!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A missing gem
11 May 2006
Format:VHS Tape
A&E rebroadcast the 1960 made-for-TV version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in the 80's and reminded me of the brilliance of early live television. While confined to a typical studio stage, the production excelled in performances, costumes, and direction. Imagine Richard Burton stealing the show while made up as the monster Caliban, with the character's limited lines. Lee Remick is youthful and beautiful. Look for Leo McKern and Tom Poston in supporting roles. Roddy MacDowell is perfect as the sprite Ariel and wears a costume that rivals any modern effort. This production is nearly perfect and should be beheld by any lover of Shakespeare's work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Please reissue as DVD
18 July 2010
Format:VHS Tape
When I saw this production on Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1960, it was my first exposure to Shakespeare & I was hooked. I remember the majesty & control of Maurice Evans, the beauty & vulnerability of Lee Remick, the pathos & threat of Richard Burton. The fluid use of the sound stage was amazing to me, & I want to see it all again. If someone who has oversight of such things sees this review, please arrange a reissue on DVD. I would love to own a copy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The Best Version of The Tempest
3 Jun 2009
Format:VHS Tape
This is the best version of The Tempest that I have seen. Maurice Evans is superb as Prospero, and to see the young Burton as Caliban is a delight and a rare treat.
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