A Midsummer Night's Dream

FantasyRomanceComedy

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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

User Score48 votes

63%6.3/10

Release1935→

Runtime2H 23M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

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...

Principal Cast8

Ian Hunter

Theseus

Verree Teasdale

Hippolyta

Hobart Cavanaugh

Philostrate

Dick Powell

Lysander

Ross Alexander

Demetrius

Olivia de Havilland

Hermia

Jean Muir

Helena

Grant Mitchell

Egeus

Full Cast & Crew (65)

Media17

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Posters

Director

William Dieterle

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Trailer

Box Office

Revenue$25M

Certification

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