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The Emperor's Nightingale ( 1949 )

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

★5.3 /10 _(14.0)

72 min ● Apr 15, 1949 ● Czech

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Helena Patočková

Helena Patočková

Girl

Jaromír Sobota

Boy

Boris Karloff

Narrator (English version)