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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Original title)
Date: 1968 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Peter Hall

Synopsis: Adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.

Genre:
Comedy
Releases
Date: 1968Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 124 mins Length: 11160 Feet

Credits (16)
Production Company: Royal Shakespeare Enterprises, Production Company: Royal Shakespeare Company, Production Company: Filmways Ltd., Executive Producer: Martin Ransohoff, Producer: Michael Birkett, Production Supervisor: Basil Appleby, Assistant Director: Michael Dryhurst, Original play: William Shakespeare, Photography: Peter Suschitzky, Editor: Jack Harris, Production Designer: John Bury, Costumes: Ann Curtis, Make-up: Neville Smallwood, Music composed and conducted: Guy Woolfenden, Sound Recording: Robert Peck
Cast (17)
Derek Godfrey (Theseus), Barbara Jefford (Hippolyta), Hugh Sullivan (Philostrate), Nicholas Selby (Egeus), David Warner (Lysander), Michael Jayston (Demetrius), Diana Rigg (Helena), Helen Mirren (Hermia), Ian Richardson (Oberon), Judi Dench (Titania), Ian Holm (Puck), Paul Rogers (Bottom), Sebastian Shaw (Quince), Bill Travers (Snout), John Normington (Flute), Clive Swift (Snug), Donald Eccles (Starveling)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (9)
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v12 n2 Spring 1994  Pages: 43-44
Title: Hippolyta's dress and undress: subtext and scopophilia...Author: GRIFFIN, C.W. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the portrayl of Hippolyta in a variety of versions of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, includes comments on the costumes used.

In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v15 n1 December 1990  Page: 5
Title: [Shakespeare on Film Newsletter - v15 n1 December 1990: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Constructing female desire and the female gaze in the ver- ions of a MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Reinhardt, Hall and Papp.

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v11 n3 1983  Pages: 174-178
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v11 n3 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema n9630 31 Jan 1969  Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9630 31 Jan 1969: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 5 Feb 1969  Page: 6, 30
Title: [Variety - 5 Feb 1969: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v36 n422 March 1969  Page: 51
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v36 n422 March 1969: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v15 n8 May 1969  Page: 43
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n8 May 1969: no known title]Language: English

In: Journal of the Society of Film and Television Arts n37 Autumn 1969  Pages: Autumn 11-15
Title: [Journal of the Society of Film and Television Arts - n37 Autumn 1969: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Peter Hall.

In: Kine Weekly n3199 1 Feb 1969  Page: 20
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3199 1 Feb 1969: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Shakespeare the illusionist: magic, dreams, and the supernatural on film
Author: Forsyth, Neil  Pages: viii, 223 pages