The Emperor's Nightingale

Name: The Emperor's Nightingale
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1949
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 5.6

1949 · 72 min

Animation · Family · Fantasy

★ 5.6

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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.

Crew

Director Jiří Trnka
Director Miloš Makovec
Screenplay Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay Jiří Trnka
Director of Photography Ludvík Hájek
Director of Photography Ferdinand Pečenka

Cast

Crew

Director — Jiří Trnka
Director — Miloš Makovec
Screenplay — Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay — Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay — Jiří Trnka
Director of Photography — Ludvík Hájek
Director of Photography — Ferdinand Pečenka

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Intermission

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