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 Jiří Trnka’s work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
Fecha de estreno inicial: 25 de setiembre de 1959
Director: Jiří Trnka
Productora: Studio Jirího Trnky
Historia de: William Shakespeare
Guion: Jiří Trnka, Jiří Brdečka, Josef Kainar, Howard Sackler
Productores: Erna Kmínková, Jaroslav Možíš