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The Emperor's Nightingale

(1949)

April 15, 1949• 1h 12m
54%
TMDB Score

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.

Jiří Trnka

Director

Top Billed Cast

HP

Helena Patočková

Girl

JS

Jaromír Sobota

Boy

BK

Boris Karloff

Narrator (English version)

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