A Midsummer's Night Dream

A Midsummer's Night Dream

1959
1h 16m
7.1

7.1/10

18 votes • View on IMDb
Animation Fantasy Comedy
Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: CS

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Production Information

Production Companies
Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
Czech

Keywords

based on play or musical stop motion

Quick Facts

Original Title Sen noci svatojánské
Release Date September 25, 1959
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0053261

Cast

Rudolf Pellar
Rudolf Pellar

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Jiří Trnka
Director
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
Josef Kainar
Screenplay