

The Emperor's Nightingale
Visit website5.3/10 • 13
1949-04-15 • 1h 12m
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
- Miloš Makovec, Jiří Trnka
- Editors
- Jiří Trnka

The Emperor's Nightingale
Visit website1949-04-15 • 1h 12m
5.3/10 • 13
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
- Miloš Makovec, Jiří Trnka
- Editors
- Jiří Trnka
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsHelena Patočková
Girl
Jaromír Sobota
Boy
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Czech
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- Keywords
- stop motionbased on children's book