A Midsummer's Night Dream (1961)

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71
A Midsummer's Night Dream
NR 1 hr 16 minDec 18th, 1961Fantasy, Animation, Comedy
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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.
StarringRudolf Pellar
DirectorJiří Trnka

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 18th, 1961
Original Language:Czech
Production Companies:Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha
Movie Tags:
based on play or musicalstop motion