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.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

October 30, 1935

DIRECTOR

William Dieterle & Max Reinhardt

WRITER

William Shakespeare (play) Charles Kenyon (screen)

COMPANY

Warner Bros. Pictures (1935) (USA) (theatrical)

GENRE

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

CERT

U

RUNTIME

133 minutes

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