The Emperor's Nightingale

A toy empire of gears and glitter gets tangled in its own shimmer. A sick ruler chooses a clockwork songbird over the real deal, until honesty in a feathered form saves the day. A noble fable polished to a sheen that still creaks a little.

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Jiří Trnka directed The Emperor's Nightingale in 1949. See Jiří Trnka's full filmography, where to start with Jiří Trnka, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jiří Trnka.

The Emperor's Nightingale was released in 1949 (CS original-language production), with a runtime of 72 minutes.