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.
Title | The Emperor's Nightingale |
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Year | 1949 |
Genre | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Studio | Loutkový film Praha |
Cast | Helena Patočková, Jaromír Sobota, Boris Karloff |
Crew | Jiří Trnka (Art Designer), Václav Trojan (Original Music Composer), Vladimír Janovský (Assistant Production Manager), Jiří Trnka (Director), Vítězslav Nezval (Screenplay), Miloš Makovec (Director) |
Keyword | stop motion, based on children's book |
Release | Apr 15, 1949 |
Runtime | 72 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.30 / 10 by 13 users |