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 Jirí Trnka’s work and a milestone in the history of the world animation. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.2/10 | |
Released: | September 25, 1959 | |
Runtime: | 76 min | |
Genres: | Animation Comedy Fantasy | |
Companies: | Krátký film Praha – Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu Praha | |
Cast: | Richard Burton Joss Ackland Ann Bell Tom Criddle | |
Crew: | Jirí Trnka Jirí Brdecka Josef Kainar Howard Sackler William Shakespeare | |
Danfis : One word.... eeewww.