CinemaOSMovie · 1959 · 1h 16m

A Midsummer's Night Dream

72%(20)IMDbAnimationFantasyComedy

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.

Directed byJiří Trnka

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
CS
Released
September 25, 1959
Studios
Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Rudolf Pellar

Rudolf Pellar

Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka
Written by
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka
Josef Kainar

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