Poster of The Emperor's Nightingale

The Emperor's Nightingale

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, April 15 1949
75 years ago
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Portrait of Helena PatočkováHelena PatočkováHelena Patočková was >> in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Girl'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jaromír SobotaJaromír SobotaJaromír Sobota was >> in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Boy'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Boris KarloffBoris KarloffBoris Karloff was 61 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Narrator (English version)'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1887 –
Sun, Feb 02 1969

Crew

Portrait of Jiří TrnkaJiří TrnkaJiří Trnka was 37 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Art Designer, Director, Editor, Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Feb 24 1912 –
Tue, Dec 30 1969
Portrait of Miloš MakovecMiloš MakovecMiloš Makovec was 29 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Director'
Birthday: Thu, Dec 11 1919 –
Thu, Feb 10 2000
Portrait of Ferdinand PečenkaFerdinand PečenkaFerdinand Pečenka was 41 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1908 –
Sat, Oct 03 1959
Portrait of Ludvík HájekLudvík HájekLudvík Hájek was 27 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 07 1921 –
Fri, Dec 08 1995
Portrait of Vítězslav NezvalVítězslav NezvalVítězslav Nezval was 48 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, May 26 1900 –
Sun, Apr 06 1958
Portrait of Jiří BrdečkaJiří BrdečkaJiří Brdečka was 31 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Dec 24 1917 –
Wed, Jun 02 1982
Portrait of Helena LebduškováHelena LebduškováHelena Lebdušková was 22 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 17 1926
Portrait of Václav TrojanVáclav TrojanVáclav Trojan was 41 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Apr 24 1907 –
Tue, Jul 05 1983
Portrait of Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen would have been no older than 70 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Short Story'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 02 1805 –
Wed, Aug 04 1875
Portrait of Břetislav PojarBřetislav PojarBřetislav Pojar was 25 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Animation'
Birthday: Sun, Oct 07 1923 –
Fri, Oct 12 2012
Portrait of Stanislav LátalStanislav LátalStanislav Látal was 29 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Animation'
Birthday: Wed, May 07 1919 –
Thu, Aug 04 1994
Portrait of Vladimír JanovskýVladimír JanovskýVladimír Janovský was >> in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Assistant Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zdeněk HraběZdeněk HraběZdeněk Hrabě was >> in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Animation'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Josef ZavadilJosef ZavadilJosef Zavadil was 44 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Sound'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 01 1905 –
Fri, Feb 08 1985
Portrait of Jan KarpašJan KarpašJan Karpaš was 35 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Animation'
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1913 –
Sat, May 26 1984
Portrait of Jan KühnJan KühnJan Kühn was 57 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 11 1891 –
Sat, Feb 15 1958
Portrait of Bohumír BuriánekBohumír BuriánekBohumír Buriánek was >> in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bohuslav ŠrámekBohuslav ŠrámekBohuslav Šrámek was 34 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Animation'
Birthday: Sat, Dec 12 1914 –
Tue, Jul 31 1984
Portrait of Otakar PaříkOtakar PaříkOtakar Pařík was 48 in The Emperor's Nightingale as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Thu, Feb 28 1901 –
Sat, Feb 19 1955