A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The first puppet kinescope in the world. 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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Cast

Rudolf Pellar Rudolf Pellar As: Narrator (voice)
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The first puppet kinescope in the world. 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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Certification: U

Details

Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy

Language: Český

Release Date: 25 September 1959

Country: XC

Runtime: 76m

Company Credits

Company: Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha

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Cast

Rudolf Pellar

Rudolf Pellar

Narrator (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Josef Kainar

Josef Kainar

Screenplay

Jiří Trnka

Jiří Trnka

Screenplay

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Production Crew

Jaroslav Možíš

Jaroslav Možíš

Production Manager

Erna Kmínková

Erna Kmínková

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

Camera

Jiří Vojta

Jiří Vojta

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Other Crew

Ladislav Fialka

Ladislav Fialka

Choreographer

Ludmila Kovářová

Ludmila Kovářová

Choreographer

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