A Midsummer Night's Dream

1h 45m 1996

Brief Synopsis

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A fantasy about a group of artisans who put on a play for the royal court's wedding of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. While the royal drama plays out, the artisans, including Bottom, Flute, Quince and Snout, rehearse their play in the forest as supernatural faeries com

Cast & Crew

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Adrian Noble

Director

Alex Jennings

Theseus/Oberon

Lindsay Duncan

Titania/Hippolyta

Alfred Burke

Egeus

Monica Dolan

Hermia

Emily Raymond

Helena

Film Details

Also Known As
Midsummer Night's Dream
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Arts Council Of England National Lottery; Arts Council of England; Film4 Productions; Pangea Media Group; Pangea Media Group; Royal Shakespeare Company
Distribution Company
Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment
Location
Bray Studios, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

A fantasy about a group of artisans who put on a play for the royal court's wedding of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. While the royal drama plays out, the artisans, including Bottom, Flute, Quince and Snout, rehearse their play in the forest as supernatural faeries come to life. Eventually, through the mischievous actions of Puck, the Queen falls in love with Bottom, who has been turned into a half-man/half-donkey.

Director

Adrian Noble

Director

Cast

Alex Jennings

Theseus/Oberon

Lindsay Duncan

Titania/Hippolyta

Alfred Burke

Egeus

Monica Dolan

Hermia

Emily Raymond

Helena

Daniel Evans

Lysander

Kevin Doyle

Demetrius

Barry Lynch

Philostrate/Puck

Inspector John Kane S.f.p.d.

Quince/Fairy

Kenn Sabberton

Snug/Fairy

Desmond Barrit

Bottom/Fairy

Mark Letheren

Flute/Fairy

Howard Crossley

Snout/Fairy

Robert Gillespie

Starveling/Fairy

Tim Griggs

Fairy/Courtier

Emily Button

Fairy/Courtier

Jane Colenutt

Fairy/Courtier

Darren Roberts

Fairy/Courtier

Ann Hasson

First Fairy

Crew

Paul Arnott

Producer

Brian Binns

2nd Assistant Director

Howard Blake

Music

James Bloom

Other

Dennis Bosher

Other

Jon Bowen

3-D Animation

Richard Broome

Camera Trainee

Clare Burgess

Associate Producer

Chas Cash

3-D Animation

Alison Chard

Casting

Dave Child

3-D Animation

Charlotte Couchman

Wardrobe Assistant

Cliff Culley

Special Photographic Effects

Nneil Culley

Special Photographic Effects

Andy Evans

Construction Manager

John Fenner

Art Director

Lavinia Glynn-jones

Art Department Runner

Michael Gooch

Other

Ian Green

Other

Michael Green

Other

Ppaul Hodgson

Editor

Peter Hollywood

Editor

Charlie Ixer

Property Master

Peter James

Set Decorator

Michael Jones

Other

Osheer Jones

Casting

Lesley Lay

Accounts Assistant

Chris Munro

Sound Recordist

Adrian Noble

Screenwriter

John Paris

Production Buyer

John Pledger

Other

Alfred Pulis

Other

Francesco Reidy

1st Assistant Director

Brian Reilly

Other

Adrian Rhodes

Sound

Lucy Roberts

Costume Supervisor

Amanda Rossiter

Production Coordinator

Ian Scaife

Line Producer

William Shakespeare

Play As Source Material

Penny Smith

Chief Makeup

Marcus Stevenson

Production Runner

Will Stiggle

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sarah Thomas

1st Assistant Editor

Adrian Toynton

3rd Assistant Director

Richard Turner

Production Accountant

Anthony Ward

Costume Designer

Anthony Ward

Production Designer

Ian Wilson

Director Of Photography

Sheila Wilson

Script Supervisor

Colin Wood

Boom Operator

Film Details

Also Known As
Midsummer Night's Dream
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Arts Council Of England National Lottery; Arts Council of England; Film4 Productions; Pangea Media Group; Pangea Media Group; Royal Shakespeare Company
Distribution Company
Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; MIRAMAX; Miramax Home Entertainment
Location
Bray Studios, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall 1997

Released in United States on Video August 3, 1999

Released in United States November 1996

Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.

Feature film directorial debut for Adrian Noble, creative director of London's Royal Shakespeare Company.

Began shooting November 13, 1995.

Completed shooting December 22, 1995.

Previous versions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" include Warner Brothers' 1935 film starring James Cagney and Dick Powell, directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle; the Czech puppet version in 1961, directed by Jiri Trnka, featuring the voice of Richard Burton; the George Balanchine ballet version in 1966; the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1969 version.

Released in United States Fall 1997 (New York City and Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video August 3, 1999

Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.)

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