The Emperor's Nightingale

1949 • 1h 12m • Animation, Family, Fantasy

5.6(17 votes)

Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!

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.

Director

Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec

Writers

Vítězslav Nezval, Jiří Brdečka, Jiří Trnka

Status

Released