A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Jirí Trnka
Director
Richard Burton
Narrator
Tom Criddle
Lysander
Ann Bell
Hermia
Michael Meacham
Demetrius
John Warner
Egeus
Film Details
Also Known As
Sen Noci Svatojanské
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 19 Dec 1961
Production Company
Ceskoslovensky Film
Distribution Company
Showcorporation
Country
Czechoslovakia
Screenplay Information
Based on the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (London, ca. 1595, published 1600).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 14m
Synopsis
A puppet performance of Shakespeare's comedy, beginning with a reading of his Sonnet XV.
Director
Jirí Trnka
Director
Cast
Richard Burton
Narrator
Tom Criddle
Lysander
Ann Bell
Hermia
Michael Meacham
Demetrius
John Warner
Egeus
Barbara Leigh-hunt
Helena
Hugh Manning
Theseus
Joss Ackland
Quince
Alec Mccowen
Bottom
Stephen Moore
Flute
Barbara Jefford
Titania
Jack Gwillim
Oberon
Roger Shepherd
Puck
Laura Graham
Hippolyta
Crew
Jan Adam
Animation
Len Appelson
English vers dial Supervisor
Jirí Brdecka
Scen collab
Emanuel Formánek
Sound
Bretislav Hodek
Adv
Vlasta Jurajdová
Animation
Jan Karpa¿
Animation
Stanislav Látal
Animation
Jaroslav Mozí¿
Production Manager
Bretislav Pojar
Animation
Emil Poledník
Sound
Howard Sackler
English adapt & Director
Jirí Trnka
Screenwriter
Jirí Trnka
Art Director
Jirí Trnka
Producer
Václav Trojan
Music comp & Conductor
Jirí Vanek
Studio ch
Josef Vlcek
Sound
Jirí Vojta
Camera
Hana Walachová
Film Editor
Bohumil ¿rámek
Animation
Film Details
Also Known As
Sen Noci Svatojanské
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 19 Dec 1961
Production Company
Ceskoslovensky Film
Distribution Company
Showcorporation
Country
Czechoslovakia
Screenplay Information
Based on the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (London, ca. 1595, published 1600).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 14m
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Trivia
Notes
Released in Czechoslovakia in 1959 as Sen Noci Svatojanské; running time: 80 min. Original version contains no dialogue.
