The Emperor's Nightingale
Now...a breathless experience brought to the screen! ...exquisite music! ...enchanting color!
72 mins
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.
Václav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Vladimír Janovský
Assistant Production Manager
Miloš Makovec
Director
Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay
Ludvík Hájek
Director of Photography
Ferdinand Pečenka
Director of Photography
Helena Lebdušková
Editor
Josef Zavadil
Sound
Bohuslav Šrámek
Animation
Jan Karpaš
Animation
Zdeněk Hrabě
Animation
Bohumír Buriánek
Production Manager
Otakar Pařík
Conductor
Jan Kühn
Conductor