A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Hall
Written by	William Shakespeare (play)
Starring	Derek Godfrey Ian Holm Helen Mirren Barbara Jefford Diana Rigg David Warner Michael Jayston
Cinematography	Peter Suschitzky
Edited by	Jack Harris
Release date	September 1968
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1968 film of William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Peter Hall.

It stars Derek Godfrey as Theseus, Barbara Jefford as Hippolyta, Diana Rigg as Helena, Helen Mirren as Hermia, Ian Holm as Puck, Ian Richardson as King Oberon, Judi Dench as Queen Titania, and Paul Rogers as Bottom, as well as other members of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The film premiered in theatres in Europe in September 1968. In the U.S., it was sold directly to television rather than playing in theatres, and premiered as a Sunday evening special, on the night of 9 February 1969. It was shown on CBS (with commercials).