The Emperor's Nightingale
The Emperor's Nightingale

The Emperor's Nightingale

"Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!"

5.4/ 10(16 votes)
1h 12m
April 15, 1949
CS

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.

Directed byJiří Trnka

Cast (3)

Helena Patočková

Helena Patočková

Girl

Jaromír Sobota

Jaromír Sobota

Boy

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Narrator (English version)