A Midsummer Night's Dream

Jun 24, 1964

1h 50m

★ 0.0

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...

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Associated-Rediffusion Television

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Cast

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Benny Hill

Theseus

Patrick Allen

Hippolyta

Eira Heath

Egeus

Cyril Luckham

Philostrate

Tony Bateman

Helena

Jill Bennett

Lysander

John Fraser

Hermia

Maureen Beck

Demetrius

Clifford Elkin

Titania

Anna Massey

Oberon

Peter Wyngarde

Puck

Tony Tanner

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