Directed by:
Peter HallCinematography:
Peter SuschitzkyCast:
Barbara Jefford, Nicholas Selby, David Warner, Diana Rigg, Helen Mirren, Bill Travers, Ian Richardson, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Sebastian Shaw, Clive Swift (more)Plots(1)
Hermia (Helen Mirren) is in love with Lysander (David Warner) but are forbidden to marry. Together they set off into the enchanted wood to live together in happiness. Unknown to them, the couple is followed by Demetrius (Michael Jayston) who loves Hermia. Demtrius in turn is followed by Helena (Diana Rig) for she is in love with him. Their collective adventures are further compounded by the inhabitants of the wood the Faeries. Oberon (Ian Richardson) and Titania (Judi Dench), the King and Queen of the Faeries, helped by Oberon's servant Puck (Ian Holm), cast the lovers into turmoil through their magic and their own jealousies. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Barbara Jefford
UK
Best movies:
From Russia with Love (1963)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Nicholas Selby
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
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David Warner
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
The Omen (1976)
Diana Rigg
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Julius Caesar (1970)
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Helen Mirren
UK
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National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
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Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Bill Travers
UK
Best movies:
Born Free (1966)
The Browning Version (1951)
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Ian Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
Judi Dench
UK
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The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Ian Holm
UK
Best movies:
Sebastian Shaw
UK
Best movies:
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Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991) (TV movie)
High Season (1987)
Clive Swift
UK
Best movies:
Excalibur (1981)
Frenzy (1972)
Young Toscanini (1988)
Michael Jayston
UK
Best movies:
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie) - narrator
Cromwell (1970)
The Internecine Project (1974)
Don Henderson
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Brazil (1985)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Heather Canning
UK
Best movies:
Marat/Sade (1967)
A Village Affair (1995) (TV movie)
A Touch of Frost (1992) (series)
Donald Eccles
UK
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Dresser (1983)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Paul Rogers
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Our Man in Havana (1959)
Natalie Kent
UK
Best movies:
Billy Liar (1963)
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