1949
5.3 (13 votes)
1h 12m
Genres
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Production Companies
Loutkový film Praha
The Emperor's Nightingale (Císařův slavík)
Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!
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.
Key Crew
Director: Miloš Makovec, Jiří Trnka
Screenplay: Vítězslav Nezval, Jiří Brdečka, Jiří Trnka
Director of Photography: Ludvík Hájek, Ferdinand Pečenka
Top Cast
Helena Patočková
Girl
Jaromír Sobota
Boy
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)
