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.
Crew
Jiří Trnka
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Art Designer
Miloš Makovec
Director
Vítězslav Nezval
Screenplay
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
Hans Christian Andersen
Short Story
Helena Lebdušková
Editor
Ferdinand Pečenka
Director of Photography
Ludvík Hájek
Director of Photography
Zdeněk Hrabě
Animation
Jan Karpaš
Animation
Stanislav Látal
Animation
Břetislav Pojar
Animation
Bohuslav Šrámek
Animation
Josef Zavadil
Sound
Václav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Bohumír Buriánek
Production Manager
Vladimír Janovský
Assistant Production Manager
Jan Kühn
Conductor
Otakar Pařík
Conductor
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