The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
PG-134/15/1949Animation, Family, Fantasy1h 12m
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"Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!"
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.
Miloš Makovec
Director
Václav Trojan
Composer
Top Billed Cast
Helena Patočková
Girl
Jaromír Sobota
Boy
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)
