The Emperor's Nightingale

Directed by Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec
1949    72mAnimation, Family,
6.7100%
A Chinese emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, a nightingale's song restores his health and teaches him to revolt against his glittering but shallow world.

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Cast of The Emperor's Nightingale

  • Helena PatočkováGirl
  • Jaromír SobotaBoy
  • Boris KarloffNarrator (English version)
  • Jiří TrnkaDirector / Writer
  • Miloš MakovecDirector
  • Vítězslav NezvalWriter
  • Hans Christian AndersenWriter
  • Jiří BrdečkaWriter
  • Bohumír BuriánekProducer

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