The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)

The Emperor's Nightingale

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.

Release: Apr 15, 1949

Duration: 1h 12m

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Actors: Helena Patočková, Jaromír Sobota, Boris Karloff

Director: Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec

IMDb: 5.3/10