The Emperor's Nightingale
Film194972 min5.6/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec
Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!
The story
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.
Cast & crew
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- Original Music Composer
- Václav Trojan
- Director
- Jiří Trnka
- Director
- Miloš Makovec
- Screenplay
- Vítězslav Nezval
- Screenplay
- Jiří Brdečka
- Screenplay
- Jiří Trnka
- Director of Photography
- Ludvík Hájek
- Director of Photography
- Ferdinand Pečenka
- Editor
- Jiří Trnka
- Editor
- Helena Lebdušková