SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

German television production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by William Dieterle with Joachim Böse as Oberon and Bibiane Zeller as Titania. Directed by Dieterle and performed at the 1963 Bad Hersfelder Festspiele with a different cast.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

22 Sep 1965 (Channel: Hessischer Rundfunk)

Duration

102 mins

Availability

No archive copy or distributor found (4/2009)

Credits

Director

William Dieterle

Cinematographer

Willy Sedler

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Gerd Mayen	Theseus
Jutta Auerbach	Hippolyta
Joachim Böse	Oberon
Bibiane Zeller	Titania
Fritz Nydegger	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Bettina Feddersen	Helena
Franz Köchel	Philostrate
Ingrid Heitmann	First fairy (Fairy)
Olaf Bison	Demetrius
Rolf Beuckert	Lysander
Wilhelm Wiegand	Egeus
Witta Pohl	Hermia

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Bad Hersfelder Festspiele

Production Company

Name

Hessischer Rundfunk