A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) Directed by Michael Hoffman
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
aka: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Film Synopsis
As Theseus, Duke of Athens, prepares to marry the beautiful Hippolyta,
he is visted by Egeus who bitterly complains that his daughter Hermia
refuses to marry Demetrius and instead plans to take as her husband
Lysander, the man she loves. Theseus commands the young woman to
obey her father, but she runs away with Lysander into a forest.
They are soon joined by Helena, who is in love with Demetrius, and
Oberon and Titania, the king and queen of the fairies...
Script: William Shakespeare (play),
Michael Hoffman
Cinematographer: Oliver Stapleton
Music: Simon Boswell
Cast: Kevin Kline (Nick Bottom),
Michelle Pfeiffer (Titania),
Rupert Everett (Oberon),
Stanley Tucci (Puck),
Calista Flockhart (Helena),
Anna Friel (Hermia),
Christian Bale (Demetrius),
Dominic West (Lysander),
David Strathairn (Theseus),
Sophie Marceau (Hippolyta),
Roger Rees (Peter Quince),
Max Wright (Robin Starveling),
Gregory Jbara (Snug),
Bill Irwin (Tom Snout),
Sam Rockwell (Francis Flute),
Bernard Hill (Egeus),
John Sessions (Philostrate),
Deirdre Harrison (Hard-eyed Fairy),
Heather Parisi (Bottom's Wife),
Annalisa Cordone (Cobweb)
Country: Italy / UK / USA
Language: English / Italian
Support: Color
Runtime: 116 min
Aka:William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
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