What is A Midsummer's Night Dream?
Topic: Film "A Midsummer's Night Dream" (1959). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1959
- Release date
- Sep 25, 1959
- Genres
- Animation, Fantasy, Comedy
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.2/10
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Topic: Film "A Midsummer's Night Dream" (1959).
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Source [1]:
Title: A Midsummer's Night Dream (1959).
Release (US): 12/18/1961.
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy.
Runtime: 1h 16m.
Synopsis: First puppet film shot in CinemaScope. Based on William Shakespeare's poetic comedy. Three worlds meet: noble world of three Athens couples, common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre, and fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures like elves and nymphs. Considered Jiří Trnka's most remarkable work and a milestone in world animation history.
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Source [4]: Refers to a 1968 film (ignore for this task).
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A Midsummer's Night Dream is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1959.
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