Summary A Chinese emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, a nightingale's song restores his health and teaches him to revolt against his glittering but shallow world. View more details
Directed : Milos Makovec Jirí Trnka
Written : Hans Christian Andersen Jirí Brdecka Jirí Trnka
Stars : Boris Karloff Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna Helena Patockova Jaromir Sobotoa
Genres : Fantasy Animation Family
Release date : Apr 14, 1949
Countries of origin : Czechoslovakia
Language : Czech
Production companies : Ceskoslovenský Státní Film Loutkovy Film Praha
Summary A Chinese emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, a nightingale's song restores his health and teaches him to revolt against his glittering but shallow world. View more details
Genres : Fantasy Animation Family
Release date : Apr 14, 1949
Countries of origin : Czechoslovakia
Language : Czech
Production companies : Ceskoslovenský Státní Film Loutkovy Film Praha
