Animation ·Family ·Fantasy · Czechoslovakia · 1949 · 1h 12m

The Emperor's Nightingale

Císařův slavík

Director

Cast

Helena Patočková as Girl Jaromír Sobota as Boy Boris Karloff as Narrator (English version)

Crew

Ludvík Hájek — Director of Photography Ferdinand Pečenka — Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková — Editor Jiří Trnka — Editor Václav Trojan — Original Music Composer Vítězslav Nezval — Screenplay

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

stop motion based on children's book

Key Collaborators

Miloš Makovec Director Jiří Trnka Director Ludvík Hájek Director of Photography Ferdinand Pečenka Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková Editor Jiří Trnka Editor Václav Trojan Original Music Composer Vítězslav Nezval Screenplay Jiří Brdečka Screenplay Jiří Trnka Screenplay

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