HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE TEMPEST (TV)
Summary
One in this series of dramatic specials presented by Hallmark. This production of Shakespeare's last play uses elaborate sets to reflect the dream world themes of this work. "The Tempest" concerns Prospero, the exiled duke of Milan, who works to control the inhabitants of the island he now inhabits. Intent upon gaining revenge for losing his dukedom, he uses his magical powers to conjure a storm that brings his brother, the current duke, and his fellow travelers to the island. Helped by sprite Ariel but hindered by brutish native Caliban, Prospero arranges a match for his daughter Miranda with one of the visitors but is almost derailed by his passion for vengeance. Commercials deleted.
("Hallmark Hall of Fame" aired on NBC from 1952 to 1978; network affiliation varies after 1978.)
(Beginning with the live telecast of the opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" on December 24, 1951, Hallmark has sponsored a series of dramatic specials which, since 1952, has aired under the title "Hallmark Hall of Fame." From 1952 to 1955 Hallmark also presented "Hallmark Hall of Fame," a weekly half-hour or hour-long dramatic anthology series, usually hosted by Sarah Churchill. The first program, "Dr. Serocold," was televised in January 1952 under the title "Hallmark Television Theatre." This series also ran under the title "Hallmark Summer Theatre" in July and August 1952.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 3, 1960 7:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:17:13
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T78:0151
- GENRE: Drama; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1951-1978
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- George C. Schaefer … Producer, Director
- Robert Hartung … Associate Producer
- William Shakespeare … Writer
- John Edward Friend … Adapted by
- Lehman Engel … Music by
- Maurice Evans … Cast, Prospero
- Richard Burton … Cast, Caliban
- Roddy McDowall … Cast, Ariel
- Tom Poston … Cast, Trinculo
- Liam Redmond … Cast, Gonzalo
- Lee Remick … Cast, Miranda
- Ronald Radd … Cast, Stephano
- William H. Bassett … Cast, Ferdinand
- Geoffrey Lumb … Cast, Alonso
- William LeMassena … Cast, Antonio
- Paul Ballantyne … Cast, Sebastian
- Chris Gampel … Cast, Boatswain