A Midsummer's Night Dream

Name: A Midsummer's Night Dream
Released: 1959-09-25

1959· U· 1h 16m· Animation· Comedy· Fantasy

The first puppet film shot in CinemaScope. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

1959-09-25

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorJiří Trnka

ScreenplayJiří Trnka

Director of PhotographyJiří Vojta

Original Music ComposerVáclav Trojan

EditorHana Walachová

Full cast & crew (1 cast · 25 crew)

Details

Released1959-09-25

Runtime1h 16m · U

StatusReleased

StudiosKrátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha

LanguagesCzech

CountriesCzechoslovakia

Rating7.2/10 · 19 votes

Original languagecs

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