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.
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Stars: Helena Patočková, Jaromír Sobota, Boris Karloff
Crew: Václav Trojan (Original Music Composer), Jiří Trnka (Art Designer), Vladimír Janovský (Assistant Production Manager), Jiří Trnka (Director), Miloš Makovec (Director), Vítězslav Nezval (Screenplay)
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Studio: Loutkový film Praha
Runtime: 72 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 15, 1949
IMDb: 5.7
Keywords:stop motion, based on children's book
