Movie

The Emperor's Nightingale

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

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.

Music

Václav Trojan

Director

Jiří Trnka

Screenplay

Vítězslav Nezval

Director

Miloš Makovec

Status

Released

Release date

15/04/1949

Original language

Czech