The Emperor's Nightingale(1949)

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72 min · Animation, Family, Fantasy · Directed by Miloš Makovec, Jiří Trnka

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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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US release dates

Theatrical: May 12, 1951

Cast

Helena PatočkováGirl
Jaromír SobotaBoy

Crew

Miloš MakovecDirector
Jiří TrnkaDirector, Editor, Screenplay
Vítězslav NezvalScreenplay
Jiří BrdečkaScreenplay
Václav TrojanOriginal Music Composer