Tempest, The

Synopsis
Abbreviated version of the play directed by Percy Stow. The cast is not known.
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1908
Duration
8 mins; 780 feet

Credits

Director
Percy Stow

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Tempest, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The BFI National Archive viewing copy is 708ft (8 mins). The film is also part of the compilation DVD SILENT SHAKESPEARE available from retailers.
Reviews
McKernan, Luke and Olwen Terris. Walking Shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film and Television Archive. London: BFI, 1994 (p.162-3). ‘A delightful, skilful and adroitly simple interpretation ... The play is judiciously handled, the titles alone a model of simple clarity (see opening essay where they are given in full). For its time, this is a model Shakespeare film’.

Production Company

Name

Clarendon Film Company

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Tempest, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68702 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)