The Emperor's Nightingale
1949
72 min
⭐ 5.3/10
15 votes
Overview
Adaptation of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health.
Genres
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Production Countries
- Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
- Czech cs
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Cast
Helena Patočková
Girl
Jaromír Sobota
Boy
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)
Crew
Jiří Trnka
Director
Miloš Makovec
Director
Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
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