The Emperor's Nightingale 1949

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Released1949-04-15 + 4 more
Runtime1h 12m
DirectorsJiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec

WritersJiří Trnka (screenplay) + 3 more, Hans Christian Andersen (short story), Vítězslav Nezval (screenplay), Jiří Brdečka (screenplay)
LanguageCzech
StudioLoutkovy Film Praha
GenresAnimation, Fantasy, Family

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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.

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