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The Emperor's Nightingale is a tchecoslovaque film of genre Fantasy directed by Jiří Trnka released in USA on 12 may 1951 with Boris Karloff
The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
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Add to a movie listThe 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 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.
Synopsis
Dans le royaume chinois, tout le peuple se régale du chant merveilleux d'un rossignol du jardin de l'empereur. Celui-ci l'envoie chercher pour assister à un repas. Charmé lui aussi par sa musique, il décide de le garder avec lui, dans une cage. Jusqu'au jour ou son voisin, l'empereur du Japon, lui offre un oiseau de pierres précieuses, pouvant chanter une valse (la même, toujours) autant magique que si ce fut le vrai rossignol.Actors
Boris Karloff
(Narrator (English version))
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