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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
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William Shakespeare (play)
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September 1968 (UK)
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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Best Acting for any Midsummer Night's Dream adaptation
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Derek Godfrey | ... | Theseus | |
| Barbara Jefford | ... | Hippolyta | |
| Nicholas Selby | ... | Egeus | |
| Hugh Sullivan | ... | Philostrate | |
| David Warner | ... | Lysander | |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Helena | |
| Michael Jayston | ... | Demetrius | |
| Helen Mirren | ... | Hermia | |
| Paul Rogers | ... | Bottom | |
| Sebastian Shaw | ... | Quince | |
| Bill Travers | ... | Snout | |
| Clive Swift | ... | Snug | |
| Donald Eccles | ... | Starveling | |
| John Normington | ... | Flute | |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Oberon |
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124 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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'Don Henderson''s first film role.
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Version of En midsommarnattsdröm (1990) (TV)
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This rendition is somewhat 60ish but its my personal favorite. If you can set that aside, the acting is first rate and I think some of the best performances are delivered. Peter Hall's use of the hand-held camera keeps the movie very interesting and constantly moving.
The cast is unmatched in any other Midsummer production with Diana Rigg, Ian Richardson, and Judi Dench. My favorite is Ian Holm's rendition of Puck ... truly memorable. Paul Rodgers is also stellar as Bottom and is certainly the best Pyramus and Thisbee ive seen in any of the renditions.