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The Emperor's Nightingale

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5.3/10 • 13

1949-04-151h 12m

AnimationFamilyFantasy

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

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.

Directors
Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec
Editors
Helena Lebdušková

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  1. Helena Patočková

    Helena Patočková

    Girl

  2. Jaromír Sobota

    Jaromír Sobota

    Boy

  3. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Narrator (English version)

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Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
stop motionbased on children's book