Wood Love

Wood Love
Directed by	Hans Neumann
Written by	William Shakespeare (play) Klabund Hans Behrendt Hans Neumann
Starring	Werner Krauss Valeska Gert Alexander Granach Hans Albers
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze Guido Seeber
Music by	Hans May
Production company	Neumann-Filmproduktion
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	10 March 1925 (1925-03-10)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

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 . ^[1]

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. ^[2]

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

1. Kreimeier p.101
2. "A Midsummer Night's Dream | UCLA Film & Television Archive". cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

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