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The Tempest

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Movie Info
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Director -
Julie Taymor -
Producer -
Julie Taymor , Robert Chartoff , Lynn Hendee , Julia Taylor-Stanley , Jason K. Lau -
Screenwriter -
Julie Taymor -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Chartoff/Hendee , TalkStory Productions -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Nudity|Scary Images|Suggestive Content) -
Genre -
Drama , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 10, 2010, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$263.4K -
Runtime -
1h 49m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital