The Emperor's Nightingale

    The Emperor's Nightingale
    1949

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Helena PatočkováGirl
    • Jaromír SobotaBoy
    • Boris KarloffNarrator (English version)

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