A Midsummer Night's Dream (1964)

7.0/10 110 min Comedy Drama Fantasy

Overview

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...

Cast

Benny Hill

Bottom

Patrick Allen

Theseus

Cyril Luckham

Egeus

Jill Bennett

Helena

John Fraser

Lysander

Anna Massey

Titania

Peter Wyngarde

Oberon

Tony Tanner

Puck

Alfie Bass

Flute

Bernard Bresslaw

Snout

Miles Malleson

Quince

Arthur Hewlett

Snug

Bill Shine

Starveling

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