Release Date

15 Apr, 1949

Runtime

01:12: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Císařův slavík

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Actors

Helena Patočková

Jaromír Sobota

Boris Karloff

Crew

Jiří Trnka

Václav Trojan

Vladimír Janovský

Miloš Makovec

Jiří Trnka

Vítězslav Nezval

Jan Kühn

Ludvík Hájek

Jiří Brdečka

Helena Lebdušková

Jiří Trnka

Ferdinand Pečenka

Jiří Trnka

Josef Zavadil