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The Emperor's Nightingale

First aired on Apr 15, 1949

Runtime: 72 mins

50%

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy

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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Helena Patočková | Girl
Jaromír Sobota | Boy
Boris Karloff | Narrator (English version)
Featured Crew
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Jiří Trnka | Art Designer
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Václav Trojan | Original Music Composer
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Vladimír Janovský | Assistant Production Manager
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Miloš Makovec | Director
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Jiří Trnka | Director
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Vítězslav Nezval | Screenplay