The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
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.

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Cast

Helena Patočková Helena Patočková As: Girl
Jaromír Sobota Jaromír Sobota As: Boy
Boris Karloff Boris Karloff As: Narrator (English version)
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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.


Tagline: Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Language: Český

Release Date: 15 April 1949

Country: XC

Runtime: 72m

Company Credits

Company: Loutkový film Praha

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Vladimír Janovský

Vladimír Janovský

Assistant Production Manager

Bohumír Buriánek

Bohumír Buriánek

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Václav Trojan

Václav Trojan

Original Music Composer

Josef Zavadil

Josef Zavadil

Sound

Otakar Pařík

Otakar Pařík

Conductor

Jan Kühn

Jan Kühn

Conductor

Visual Effects

Camera

Ludvík Hájek

Ludvík Hájek

Director of Photography

Ferdinand Pečenka

Ferdinand Pečenka

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jiří Trnka

Jiří Trnka

Art Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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