The Emperor's Nightingale
6.7
“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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Jiří Trnka Director · Miloš Makovec Director Jiří Brdečka Screenplay
United States release May 12, 1951 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Loutkovy Film Praha
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Loutkový film Praha
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Loutkovy Film Praha
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XC · Czechia
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Original title
Císařův slavík
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · April 15, 1949
Theatrical
United States · May 12, 1951
Theatrical
Denmark
April 2, 1955 · Theatrical
France
July 4, 1951 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 12, 1954 · Theatrical
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