Film

A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935

Directed by William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt

  • Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
  • 143 min
  • NR

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

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...

FantasyRomanceComedysecret loveelvesmagicarranged marriagedonkeyfairyathens, greecetheatre groupromantic rivalryforestbased on play or musicalwedding

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