A Midsummer's Night Dream

A Midsummer's Night Dream

Director: Jiří Trnka

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.

76 min Rating: 7.1/10 Released

Top Cast

Rudolf Pellar
Rudolf Pellar
Narrator (voice)

Movie Info

Director: Jiří Trnka

Production Companies: Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha

Countries: Czechoslovakia

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