A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)
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name = A Midsummer Night's Dream
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director = Peter Hall
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writer = William Shakespeare (play)
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released = September, 1968 (UK)
runtime = 124 min. (approx.)
country = UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0063297
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a 1968 rendition of William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream", directed by Peter Hall.
It stars Derek Godfrey as Theseus, Barbara Jefford as Hippolyta, Diana Rigg as Helena, Helen Mirren as Hermia, Ian Holm as Puck, Ian Richardson as King Oberon, Judi Dench as Queen Titania, and Paul Rogers as Bottom, as well as other members of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The film premiered in theatres in Europe in September of 1968. In the U.S. it premiered on television on the night of February 9, 1969. It was shown on CBS (with commercials) rather than on an educational television station.
The film runs two full hours and is quite faithful to the play, with few unusual gimmicks. One touch that may surprise viewers is that there are very few "magical" effects, especially when compared with the classic 1935 film version. The fairies are all covered in green body paint, and rather than appearing and disappearing slowly, simply burst onto the scene out of thin air.
Cast
*Derek Godfrey as Theseus
*Ian Holm as Puck, or Robin Goodfellow
*Judi Dench as Titania
*Helen Mirren as Hermia
*Paul Rogers as Bottom
*Diana Rigg as Helena
*Ian Richardson as Oberon
*David Warner as Lysander
*Michael Jayston as Demetrius
*Sebastian Shaw as Quince
*Bill Travers as Snout
*Clive Swift as Snug
*Donald Eccles as Starveling
*John Normington as Flute
*Barbara Jefford as Hippolyta
*Nicholas Selby as Egeus
*Hugh Sullivan as Philostrate
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External links
*imdb title|id=0063297|title=A Midsummer Night's Dream
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/564686/index.html Screenonline - more information]
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