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A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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

19356.32h 23m

Overview

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...

Directed by William Dieterle
Written by Charles Kenyon, Mary C. McCall, Jr., William Shakespeare
Produced by Henry Blanke
Box Office0Revenue: $25.0M

Top Cast

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Theseus

Verree Teasdale

Verree Teasdale

Hippolyta

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Philostrate

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Lysander

Ross Alexander

Ross Alexander

Demetrius

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Hermia

Jean Muir

Jean Muir

Helena

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Egeus

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Quince

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Snug

Themes & Keywords

secret loveelvesmagicarranged marriagedonkeyfairyathens, greecetheatre groupromantic rivalryforestbased on play or musicalweddingstar crossed loversbased on myths, legends or folkloremagical creaturecasting spellsfather daughter conflictlove spellmarriage ritehappy endingforest spiritenchanted forestmagical forestinto the woods

About A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a fantasy, romance, comedy film released in 1935 exploring themes of secret love, elves, magic, arranged marriage, donkey, fairy. Directed by William Dieterle, it stars Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh. 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...

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