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

Apr 15 1949 N/A 1h 12m
Animation, Family, Fantasy

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Vítezslav Nezval, Hans Christian Andersen, Jirí Brdecka

Directed by

Jirí Trnka, Milos Makovec

Cast

Helena Patockova, Jaromir Sobotoa, Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna

Crew

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Production Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production Companies

Loutkový film Praha

Languages

Ceský

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
491
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA