The Emperor's Nightingale (1951)

  • NR
  • 05/12/1951 (US)
  • Animation, Family, Fantasy
  • 1h 12m

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.

Jiří Trnka

Director, Screenplay

Vítězslav Nezval

Screenplay

Miloš Makovec

Director

Jiří Brdečka

Screenplay

Cast

Helena Patočková's headshot

Helena Patočková

Girl
Jaromír Sobota's headshot

Jaromír Sobota

Boy
Boris Karloff's headshot

Boris Karloff

Narrator (English version)

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