The Emperor's Nightingale
1949/04/15 (US) | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!
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.
Miloš Makovec
Director
Jiří Trnka
Director
Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Screenplay
Lead Cast
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Helena Patočková
Girl
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Jaromír Sobota
Boy
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Loutkový film Praha
Crews
Jiří Trnka
Art Designer
Václav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Vladimír Janovský
Assistant Production Manager
Jan Kühn
Conductor
Ludvík Hájek
Director of Photography