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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)

Genre : Animation, Fantasy, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 16M

Director : Jiří Trnka
Writer : Josef Kainar, Jiří Trnka

Synopsis

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 Jirí Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

Actors

Rudolf Pellar
Rudolf Pellar
Narrator (voice)

Crews

Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka
Director
Hana Walachová
Hana Walachová
Editor
Jiří Vojta
Jiří Vojta
Director of Photography
Jaroslav Kulhánek
Jaroslav Kulhánek
Sculptor
Emanuel Formánek
Emanuel Formánek
Sound
Josef Vlček
Josef Vlček
Sound
Emil Poledník
Emil Poledník
Sound
Jiří Horčička
Jiří Horčička
Sound Effects
Stanislav Látal
Stanislav Látal
Animation
Bohuslav Šrámek
Bohuslav Šrámek
Animation
Jan Karpaš
Jan Karpaš
Animation
Břetislav Pojar
Břetislav Pojar
Animation
Jan Adam
Jan Adam
Animation
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Animation
Ladislav Fialka
Ladislav Fialka
Choreographer
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Josef Kainar
Josef Kainar
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
Jaroslav Možíš
Jaroslav Možíš
Production Manager
Erna Kmínková
Erna Kmínková
Production Manager
Karel Ančerl
Karel Ančerl
Conductor
Markéta Kühnová
Markéta Kühnová
Conductor
Ludmila Kovářová
Ludmila Kovářová
Choreographer
Václav Trojan
Václav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka
Art Designer

Posters and backgrounds

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