A Midsummer Night's Dream

"Three Centuries In The Making! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages!"

Oct 30 1935 Approved 2h 13m
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

Plot

Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they're not alone in that forest.Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

Written by

William Shakespeare, Charles Kenyon, Mary C. McCall Jr.

Directed by

William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
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