A Midsummer's Night Dream
7.1 | 1959 | 1h 16m

A Midsummer's Night Dream

AnimationFantasyComedy

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.

Jiří Trnka Director
Josef Kainar Screenplay
Jiří Trnka Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Rudolf Pellar

Rudolf Pellar

Narrator (voice)