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 Patočková
Helena Patočková was
>> in The Emperor's Nightingale
as 'Girl'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jaromír SobotaJaromír Sobota
Jaromír Sobota was
>> in The Emperor's Nightingale
as 'Boy'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Boris KarloffBoris Karloff
Boris Karloff was
61 in The Emperor's Nightingale
as 'Narrator (English version)'.
Wed, Nov 23 1887 –
Sun, Feb 02 1969

Crew

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