The Emperor's Nightingale
"Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!"
1949
1h 12m
5.3
XC
Animation
Family
Fantasy
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Czech
Studio
Loutkový film Praha
Key Crew
Jiří Trnka
Director
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
Cast
H
Helena Patočková
Girl
J
Jaromír Sobota
Boy
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)
