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A Midsummer's Night Dream

A Midsummer's Night Dream (1959)

1h 16m | PG-13

⭐ 7.1 / 10

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.

Director: Jiří Trnka

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

Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Rudolf Pellar

Rudolf Pellar

as Narrator (voice)