The Emperor's Nightingale

5.4

1949

1h 12m

AnimationFamilyFantasy

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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.

Director: Jiří Trnka

Cast

Helena Patočková

Girl

Jaromír Sobota

Boy

Boris Karloff

Narrator (English version)

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