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The Emperor's Nightingale(Movie, 1948)

Original title: "Císařův slavík" (Czech/CS)
1h 12min | Genres: Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
The Emperor's NightingaleRating: 2.6/5 (with 66 votes)
The Emperor's Nightingale (Czech: Císařův slavík) is a 1949 Czechoslovak stop-motion animated film directed by Jiří Trnka and Miloš Makovec. The film is based on the 1843 fairy tale "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen. Boris Karloff provides the voice of the narrator in the 1951 American dubbed version. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. In the film, a live-action boy dreams that his toys are real. The toys come to life in stop-motion animation, and tell the story of a Chinese emperor who makes friends with a nightingale. ()
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About The Emperor's Nightingale

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Czechoslovakia
Based on: "The Nightingale" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Czech (CS)
Spoken languages: Czech (CS)
Translated into 3 languages: Czech (CS), English (EN), Italian (IT)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/12/1951 (World premiere: 04/15/1949)
Film Editor: Helena Lebduskova
Director of Photography: Ferdinand Pečenka, Emanuel Franek
Production Designer: Jiří Trnka
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El ruiseñor del emperador de China"
"Славеят на императора"
"Cisaruv slavík"
"Der Kaiser und die Nachtigall"
"Kejseren og nattergalen"
"Keisarin satakieli"
"Le Rossignol de l'empereur de Chine"
"皇帝の鶯"
"Cesarski slowik"
"O Rouxinol do Imperador"
"Privighetoarea imparatului"
"Kejsarens näktergal"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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