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The Emperor's Nightingale is a 1949 Czechoslovak animated film directed by Jiří Trnka and Miloš Makovec. The film is based on the fairy tale The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Boris Karloff provides the voice of the narrator in an American dubbed version. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.
Original Release
04/15/1949
US Release
05/12/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helena Patockova | The Girl / Girl |
| Jaromir Sobotoa | The Boy |
| Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna | Chorus |
| Boris Karloff | Narrator (English version) |
Directors
Writers
Vítězslav Nezval, Hans Christian Andersen, Jiří Brdečka, Jean Cocteau, Phyllis McGinley, Jiří Trnka
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helena Patockova | The Girl / Girl |
| Jaromir Sobotoa | The Boy |
| Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna | Chorus |
| Boris Karloff | Narrator (English version) |
