The Emperor's Nightingale
Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!
Starring: Helena Patočková, Jaromír Sobota, Boris Karloff
Writer: Vítězslav Nezval, Hans Christian Andersen, Jiří Brdečka, Jiří Trnka
Release Date:
April 15, 1949
April 15, 1949
Ratings:
5.4 / 10
5.4 / 10
Director:
Jiří Trnka & Miloš Makovec
Jiří Trnka & Miloš Makovec
Companies:
Loutkový film Praha
Loutkový film Praha
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.
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