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The Emperor's Nightingale

Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!

56%(17)IMDbAnimationFamilyFantasy

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.

Directed byJiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
CS
Released
April 15, 1949
Studios
Loutkový film Praha

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Helena Patočková

Girl

Jaromír Sobota

Boy

Creative team
Directed by
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka
Miloš Makovec
Written by
Vítězslav Nezval
Jiří Brdečka
Jiří Brdečka

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