A Midsummer Night's Dream (1925)

Wood Love (German title: Ein Sommernachtstraum) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Neumann and starring Werner Krauss, Valeska Gert and Alexander Granach. It was an adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Ernö Metzner worked as the film's art director.

Preservation

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ein Sommernachtstraum) was preserved and restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation from a 35mm nitrate silent tinted print. Restoration funding was provided by Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. The restoration had its Los Angeles premiere at the 2024 UCLA Festival of Preservation.

Cast

Werner Krauss as Bottom

Valeska Gert as Puck

Alexander Granach as Waldschrat

and in alphabetical order

Hans Albers as Demetrius

Charlotte Ander as Hermia

Theodor Becker as Theseus

Hans Behrendt

Wilhelm Bendow as Flaut

Paul Biensfeldt

Walter Brandt as Schnock

Tamara Geva as Oberon

Ernst Gronau as Squenz

Armand Guerra as Wenzel

Paul Günther as Egeus

Martin Jacob as Schlucker

Adolf Klein

Lori Leux as Titania

André Mattoni as Lysander

Fritz Rasp as Schnauz

Rose Veldtkirch

Barbara von Annenkoff as Helena

Ruth Weyher as Hippolyta

Bruno Ziener as Milon

References

Bibliography

Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.

External links

Wood Love at IMDb