The Emperor's Nightingale

Apr 15, 1949

1h 12m

★ 5.3

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.

Genres

Animation

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

Loutkový film Praha

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Cast

Girl

Helena Patočková

Boy

Jaromír Sobota

Narrator (English version)

Boris Karloff

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