Wood Love

 ( 1925 Films ) 

Wood Love (German title: Ein Sommernachtstraum) is a 1925 German silent film 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.Kreimeier p.101

Ernö Metzner worked as the film's art director.

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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.

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Cast

• Werner Krauss as Nick 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 Francis Flute
• 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

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Bibliography

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

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