A Midsummer
Night Dream ,
New York and London
9
October 1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Music:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer), adaptations by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (arranger/composer)
Synopsis:
Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they're not alone in that forest.Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused... Written by Stephan Eichenberg
Release Dates:
UK 9 October 1935 (London) (premiere)
USA 9 October 1935 (New York City, New York)
Additional Details:
Runtime:133 mi
USA:117 min (edited version)
USA:142 min (with overture and exit music)
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix: Mono / Vitaphone
Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
