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A Midsummer's Night Dream

19591h 16mJiří Trnka

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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.

AnimationFantasyComedy
Based On Play Or MusicalStop MotionPeriod DramaCostume DramaEuropean Animation3d AnimationMedieval TimesCzech AnimationCzech FantasyEuropean Fantasy

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What is A Midsummer's Night Dream (1959) about?

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…

Who stars in A Midsummer's Night Dream?

A Midsummer's Night Dream stars Rudolf Pellar (Narrator (voice)). The film was directed by Jiří Trnka.

How long is A Midsummer's Night Dream?

A Midsummer's Night Dream has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1959.

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