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A Midsummer's Night Dream
A Midsummer's Night Dream

A Midsummer's Night Dream

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AnimationFantasyComedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

25 September 1959

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Rudolf Pellar

Rudolf Pellar

Narrator (voice)

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