A Midsummer's Night Dream (1959-09-25)
Overview
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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Status: Released
Release Date: 1959-09-25
Runtime: 1h 16m
Director: Jiří Trnka
Writer: Josef Kainar, Jiří Trnka