The Emperor's Nightingale

The Emperor's Nightingale(1949)

04/15/1949 (US)Animation, Family, Fantasy1h 12m
5.3

"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

Jiří Trnka

Director

Vítězslav Nezval

Screenplay

Jiří Brdečka

Screenplay

Jiří Trnka

Screenplay