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.

• DirectorJiří Trnka
• Release15 April 1949
• Genre
  Animation / Family
• Duration1h 12m
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  5.3
  15 reviews
• Productions

  Loutkový film Praha