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A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 film by William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt
Movie film Q1305191
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Summary

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,975 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4]
  • Director: Max Reinhardt[5], William Dieterle[6]
  • Screenwriter: Charles Kenyon[7], Mary C. McCall, Jr.[8]
  • Composer: Felix Mendelssohn[9]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[10], fantasy film[11]
  • Based on: A Midsummer Night's Dream[12]
  • Cast member: James Cagney[13], Olivia de Havilland[14], Anita Louise[15], Victor Jory[16], Frank McHugh[17], Dick Powell[18], Mickey Rooney[19], Joe E. Brown[20], Ian Hunter[21], Otis Harlan[22], Billy Barty[23], Kenneth Anger[24], Ross Alexander[25], Grant Mitchell[26]
  • Producer: Henry Blanke[27]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[28], Warner Bros. Pictures[29]
  • Director of photography: Hal Mohr[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Commons category: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film)[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[34], 92%[35]
  • Color: black-and-white[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1935[38]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[39], Netflix[40]
  • Film editor: Ralph Dawson[41]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[42], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[43], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[44]
  • Executive producer: Hal B. Wallis[45]
  • Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream[46]
  • Choreographer: Bronislava Nijinska[47]
  • After a work by: William Shakespeare[48]
  • Duration: 132 minutes[49]

Why It Matters

A Midsummer Night's Dream has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did A Midsummer Night's Dream receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4].

Related Entities

Dick Powell Felix Mendelssohn film Hal B. Wallis James Cagney Max Reinhardt Mickey Rooney Netflix Olivia de Havilland United States William Dieterle William Shakespeare

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Solidest · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Choreographer → Bronislava Nijinska
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  2. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ga', '
    Ampas collections film id → W080843
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 63370
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  4. 10w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1309341
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  5. 11w ago · Davidultra · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moviepilot.de film id → ein-sommernachtstraum-3
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Anton Grot
    Publication date → +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Charles Kenyon, Mary C. McCall, Jr.
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+132'}
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