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December 8, 1999
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Midsummer Night's Dream brings innovative magic

William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," with Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Kline and Calista Flockhart comes to Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, also with Stanley Tucci and Rupert Everett, on DVD.

The $18 million box office hit "A Midsummer Night's Dream" comes to DVD following such classics as "Shakespeare In Love" and "William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

These hits have proven that the enduring appeal of these classic tales of romance from Shakespeare are still popular as they continues to enchant audiences, judging from the requests for video copies.

"William Shakespeare's `A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a wondrous tale ...

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