Release Date

25 Sep, 1959

Runtime

01:16: (HH:MM)

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

Original Title

Sen noci svatojánské

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Actors

Rudolf Pellar

Crew

Jiří Trnka

Hana Walachová

Václav Trojan

Jiří Trnka

Jiří Vojta

Jaroslav Kulhánek

Emanuel Formánek

Josef Vlček

Emil Poledník

Jiří Horčička

Stanislav Látal

Bohuslav Šrámek

Jan Karpaš

Břetislav Pojar