
- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Genres: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
- Release: 1959-09-25
- Director: Jirí Trnka
- Writers: Jirí Brdecka , Josef Kainar , Howard Sackler , William Shakespeare
- Language: Czech
- Stars: Joss Ackland , Ann Bell , Richard Burton , Tom Criddle
- Runtime: 76 min
- Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
- AKA: Sen noci svatojánské , En midsommarnattsdröm (Sweden) , En skærsommernatsdrøm (Denmark) , Kesäyön unelma (Finland) , Sen noci svatojánské , Sonhos de uma noite de verão (Brazil) , 真夏の夜の夢(1959) (Japan) , A Midsummer Night's Dream (United States of America) , Sen noci svatojánské , Visul unei nopti de vara (Romania) , Szentivánéji álom (Hungary) , Ein Sommernachtstraum , El sueño de una noche de verano (Argentina) , Sen noci svatojánské (Germany) , Le songe d'une nuit d'été (France, French Republic) , El sueño de una noche de verano (Spain) , Sogno di una notte d'estate (Italy) , Sen nocy letniej (Poland) , Сън в лятна нощ (Bulgaria)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0053261

