A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sen noci svatojánské) 64 years old

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

Credits

A Midsummer Night's Dream Cast

Name Character
Richard Burton He was 33, 58 years old when he died as Narrator
Barbara Leigh-Hunt She was 23, now 88 years old as Helena (voice)
Joss Ackland He was 31, now 96 years old as Quince (voice)
Barbara Jefford She was 29, now 93 years old as Titania (voice)
Jack Gwillim He was 49, 91 years old when he died as Oberon (voice)
Rudolf Pellar He was 36, 87 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)

A Midsummer Night's Dream Crew

Name Department
William Shakespeare as Original Story. He was 395 (51) years old when He died Writing
Howard Sackler as Writer. He was 29 (52) years old when He died Writing
Stanislav Látal as Animation. He was 40 (75) years old when He died Visual Effects
Jiří Trnka as Art Direction. He was 47 (57) years old when He died Art
Jiří Trnka as Director. He was 47 (57) years old when He died Directing
Jiří Trnka as Writer. He was 47 (57) years old when He died Writing
Václav Trojan as Music. He was 52 (76) years old when He died Sound
Břetislav Pojar as Animation. He was 35 (89) years old when He died Visual Effects
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
A Midsummer Night's Dream (64 years)

  • Release day: Friday, September 25, 1959
  • Runtime: 76 minutes