XC / Apr 15, 1949
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
AnimationFamilyFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Císařův slavík |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Loutkový film Praha |
| Release date | 15 aprile 1949 |
| Writer | Vítězslav Nezval, Jiří Brdečka, Jiří Trnka, Hans Christian Andersen |
| Editing | Jiří Trnka, Helena Lebdušková |
| Cinematography | Ludvík Hájek, Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Assistant directors | Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec |
| Camera operators | Ludvík Hájek, Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Additional photography | Ludvík Hájek, Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Production design | Jiří Trnka |
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| Art direction | Jiří Trnka |
| Set decoration | Jiří Trnka |
| Visual effects | Bohuslav Šrámek, Břetislav Pojar, Stanislav Látal, Jan Karpaš, Zdeněk Hrabě |
| Music | Václav Trojan, Josef Zavadil, Otakar Pařík, Jan Kühn |
| Sound | Václav Trojan, Josef Zavadil, Otakar Pařík, Jan Kühn |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / May 12, 1951
France / Jul 04, 1951
Sweden / Dec 12, 1954
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Denmark / Apr 02, 1955
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