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.

Director: Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec

Cast: Helena Patočková, Jaromír Sobota, Boris Karloff

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