The Emperor's Nightingale Poster

The Emperor's Nightingale

53.00%|April 15, 1949|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.

Featured Crew

Václav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Jiří Trnka
Art Designer
Vladimír Janovský
Assistant Production Manager

Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)

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