A Midsummer Night's Dream
“Three Centuries In The Making! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages!”
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
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Cast
25 people
Ian Hunter
Theseus
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
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Verree Teasdale
Hippolyta
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Hobart Cavanaugh
Philostrate
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Dick Powell
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Ross Alexander
Demetrius
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Olivia de Havilland
Hermia
Known for
Gone with the Wind
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Jean Muir
Helena
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Grant Mitchell
Egeus
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Frank McHugh
Quince
Known for
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Dewey Robinson
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Known for
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James Cagney
Bottom
Known for
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Joe E. Brown
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William Dieterle Director · Max Reinhardt Director Charles Kenyon Screenplay
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $981K · United States release October 9, 1935
Box office
Budget
$981,000
Worldwide gross
$25,002,557
Gross vs. budget
25.5×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 9, 1935
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · August 14, 2007
Physical · DVD, Warner Bros.
United States
October 30, 1935 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 20, 1936 · Theatrical
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