Jirà Trnka
Director


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 Jirà Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
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Jirà Trnka
Director

Joss Ackland
Quince

Ann Bell
Hermia

Richard Burton
Narrator

Jean Desailly
Récitant

Jean Desailly
Narrator (French version)
Laura Graham
Hippolyta

Jack Gwillim
Oberon

Barbara Jefford
Titania

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Helena

Hugh Manning
Theseus

Alec McCowen
Bottom
Michael Meacham
Demetrius

Stephen Moore
Flute

Rudolf Pellar
Narrator (original Czech version)
John Warner
Egeus

Roger Shepherd
Puck
Tom Criddle
Lysander
Jirà Brdecka
Writer
Josef Kainar
Writer