The Emperor's Nightingale | |
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Directed by |
Jiří Trnka Miloš Makovec |
Written by |
Vítězslav Nezval Hans Christian Andersen Jiří Brdečka Jiří Trnka |
Starring | Helena Patockova Jaromir Sobotoa Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna |
Cinematography | Ferdinand Pecenka |
Edited by | Helena Lebdusková Jiří Trnka |
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Running time
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72 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
The Emperor's Nightingale (Czech: Císařův slavík) is a 1949 Czechoslovak animated film directed by Jiří Trnka and Miloš Makovec. The film is based on the fairy tale The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Boris Karloff provides the voice of the narrator in an American dubbed version. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.