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William Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream

William Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream [videorecording] / Midsummer night's dream - Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c1999. - 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. "Based on the play by William Shakespeare"--Container. Reformatted to fit TV. "14252."

Music by Simon Boswell ; film editor, Garth Craven ; director of photography, Oliver Stapleton. Music by Simon Boswell ; film editor, Garth Craven ; director of photography, Oliver Stapleton.

Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley Tucci, Christian Bale, Sophie Marceau, David Strathairn.

Hermia and Lysander plan to flee from the city under cover of darkness but are pursued by an enraged Demetrius (who is himself pursued by an enraptured Helena). In the forest, unbeknownst to the mortals, Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the faeries) are having a spat over a servant boy. The plot twists when Oberon's head mischief-maker, Puck, runs loose with a flower which causes people to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking.

Rated PG-13.


VHS; Dolby stereo.


Subtitled in Spanish.

14252 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment


Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Adaptations.


Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fairies--Drama.
Love--Drama.