The Emperor's Nightingale

The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)

Released: 1949-04-15 Duration: 1hr 12min
Rating 5.3
Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!

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.

Production Companies

Loutkový film Praha

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language cs
Popularity 2.441

Directed By

Jiří Trnka

Miloš Makovec

Crew

Original Music Composer
Václav Trojan
Art Designer
Jiří Trnka
Assistant Production Manager
Vladimír Janovský
Director
Jiří Trnka
Director
Miloš Makovec
Screenplay
Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Director of Photography
Ludvík Hájek
Director of Photography
Ferdinand Pečenka
Editor
Jiří Trnka
Animation
Břetislav Pojar
Animation
Stanislav Látal
Animation
Jan Karpaš
Animation
Zdeněk Hrabě
Production Manager
Bohumír Buriánek
Conductor
Otakar Pařík
Conductor
Jan Kühn

TOP CAST

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff

Narrator (English version)

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