The Emperor's Nightingale

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1949

1h 10m

Fantasy

Animation

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Boris Karloff narrates a Czech version of the Hans Christian Andersen tale, about a boy king's dream of puppets and toys.

Phil Hall

Wired

Delightful Czech animated feature.

Sep 7, 2001

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Based on a Hans Christian Anderson children's story, this is a wonderful stop-motion animated feature by Jiri Trnka, framed by a parallel live story that could easily be taken as a criticism of the regime, but doesn't appear to have been.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Jirí Trnka

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Milos Makovec

Director

Boris Karloff

Narrator

Helena Patockova

The Girl

Jaromir Sobotoa

The Boy

Václav Trojan

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Boris Karloff narrates a Czech version of the Hans Christian Andersen tale, about a boy king's dream of puppets and toys.

Director: Jirí Trnka, Milos Makovec
Genre: Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: Czech
Runtime: 1h 10m

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