A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)

The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.

Cast

Narrator (voice)
Rudolf Pellar

Crew

Director
Jiří Trnka
Editor
H Hana Walachová
Director of Photography
J Jiří Vojta
Sculptor
J Jaroslav Kulhánek
Sound
E Emanuel Formánek
Sound
J Josef Vlček
Sound
E Emil Poledník
Sound Effects
J Jiří Horčička
Animation
Stanislav Látal
Animation
B Bohuslav Šrámek
Animation
J Jan Karpaš
Animation
Břetislav Pojar
Animation
J Jan Adam
Animation
Vlasta Pospíšilová
Choreographer
L Ladislav Fialka
Theatre Play
William Shakespeare
Screenplay
J Josef Kainar
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Production Manager
J Jaroslav Možíš
Production Manager
E Erna Kmínková
Conductor
K Karel Ančerl
Conductor
M Markéta Kühnová
Choreographer
L Ludmila Kovářová
Original Music Composer
V Václav Trojan
Art Designer
Jiří Trnka