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

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