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A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968Movie⏱️ 2h 4mNot Rated
ComedyFantasyRomance
6.5
IMDB Rating
994 votes

The adventures of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors and their interactions with fairies come to light in a moonlit forest.

Director
Peter Hall
Writers
N/A
Stars
Derek Godfrey, Barbara Jefford, Nicholas Selby
Release Date
February 9, 1969
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 37
Reviews
📋 2.5K
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🎭 Top Cast

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Derek Godfrey
as Theseus
Barbara Jefford
Barbara Jefford
as Hippolyta
Nicholas Selby
Nicholas Selby
as Egeus
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Hugh Sullivan
as Philostrate
David Warner
David Warner
as Lysander
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
as Helena
Michael Jayston
Michael Jayston
as Demetrius
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
as Hermia
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers
as Bottom
Sebastian Shaw
Sebastian Shaw
as Quince

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Grt Sarratt Hall, nr Rickmansworth, Herts, UK
Production
Filmways Pictures, Royal Shakespeare Enterprises Ltd.

🏷️ Keywords

horn the musical instrumentromantic rivalryyounggroupfairy tale fantasy

🎯 Categories

Costume DramaFairy TaleRomantic ComedyComedyFantasyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Very Nice Production
by masercot2009-08-24
8/10

"I originally expected to watch a few seconds of this and turn to another channel; however, the film style intrigued me, so I kept watching. Then, I saw Titania... She was beautiful. Her acting was sublime. The enthusiasm she had for the ass-headed Bottom was palpable. I had to tape it. Fortunately, there was another showing later in the day. To my surprise, the beautiful Titania was none other than a youngish Judy Dench. Diana Rigg also appears as Helena, the spurned lover, who joins three other young people for the familiar comedy of errors. Besides the fairies, the actors dress in modern ..."

💡 Did You Know?

During filming of Oberon (Ian Richardson) and Titania (Judi Dench) against a raining backdrop, one of the young men operating the hoses (to simulate rain) was so distracted by the nearly nude beauty of Dench, that he lost track of his hose, which blasted Dench and Richardson into the adjacent lake, from which they had to be rescued by the crew.

📖 Synopsis

The adventures of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors and their interactions with fairies come to light in a moonlit forest.