based on play or musical,stop motion

A Midsummer's Night Dream (1959)

Poster for A Midsummer's Night Dream

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jiří Trnka
  • Profile picture of Rudolf Pellar
    Narrator (voice) Rudolf Pellar

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Keywords

  • based on play or musical
  • stop motion