Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!
1949 · 1h 12m · Animation, Family, Fantasy
Genres: 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.
Director: Miloš Makovec, Jiří Trnka
Writers: Vítězslav Nezval, Jiří Brdečka, Jiří Trnka
Music by: Václav Trojan
Cinematography: Ludvík Hájek, Ferdinand Pečenka
Editor: Helena Lebdušková, Jiří Trnka