The Emperor's Nightingale
The Emperor's Nightingale (Czech: Císařův slavík) is a 1949 Czechoslovak animated film directed by Jiří Trnka and Miloš Makovec. The film is based on the 1843 fairy tale "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen. Boris Karloff provides the voice of the narrator in an American dubbed version.[1] The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[2]
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| Directed by | Jiří Trnka Miloš Makovec |
| Written by | Vítězslav Nezval Hans Christian Andersen Jiří Brdečka Jiří Trnka |
| Starring | Helena Patockova Jaromir Sobotoa Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna |
| Cinematography | Ferdinand Pecenka |
| Edited by | Helena Lebdusková Jiří Trnka |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Cast
- Helena Patočková as the girl
- Jaromír Sobota as the boy
- Dětský pěvecký sbor Jana Kuhna as chorus
See also
- Boris Karloff filmography
- List of Czech films
- Jiri Trnka
References
- Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomohawk Press 2011 p 353
- "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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