The Emperor's Nightingale

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.

Directors

Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec

Writers

Vítězslav Nezval, Jiří Brdečka, Jiří Trnka

Released

April 15, 1949

Language

Czech