Fantasy ·Romance ·Comedy · United States of America · 1935 · 2h 23m

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
Director
William DieterleMax Reinhardt
Cast
Ian Hunter as Theseus Verree Teasdale as Hippolyta Hobart Cavanaugh as Philostrate Dick Powell as Lysander Ross Alexander as Demetrius Olivia de Havilland as Hermia
Crew
Hal Mohr — Director of Photography Ralph Dawson — Editor Felix Mendelssohn — Original Music Composer Mary C. McCall, Jr. — Screenplay Charles Kenyon — Screenplay Henry Blanke — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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...

Trailer A Midsummer Night's Dream — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
secret loveelvesmagicarranged marriagedonkeyfairyathens, greecetheatre groupromantic rivalryforestbased on play or musicalwedding
Key Collaborators
William Dieterle Director Max Reinhardt Director Hal Mohr Director of Photography Ralph Dawson Editor Felix Mendelssohn Original Music Composer Mary C. McCall, Jr. Screenplay Charles Kenyon Screenplay Henry Blanke Producer Milo Anderson Costume Design Max Rée Costume Design
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