The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
1h 12m
Running Time
April 15, 1949Release Date
The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
1h 12m
Running Time
April 15, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Helena Patočková
Girl
Jaromír Sobota
Boy
Boris Karloff
Narrator (English version)
Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay
Jiří Trnka
Director / Screenplay / Editor / Art Designer
Miloš Makovec
Director
Bohuslav Šrámek
Animation
Zdeněk Hrabě
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 15, 1949
Original NameCísařův slavík
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
Genres
Wiki.
The Emperor's Nightingale (Czech: Císařův slavík) is a 1949 Czechoslovak stop-motion animated film directed by Jiří Trnka and Miloš Makovec. The film is based on the 1843 fairy tale "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen. Boris Karloff provides the voice of the narrator in the 1951 American dubbed version. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.In the film, a live-action boy dreams that his toys are real. The toys come to life in stop-motion animation, and tell the story of a Chinese emperor who makes friends with a nightingale.
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