The Emperor's Nightingale
Císařův slavík
1949| 1h 6m| IMDb 6.0
An animated classic narrated by Boris Karloff. A Chinese emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, a nightingale's song restores his health and teaches him to revolt against his glittering but shallow world.
Director: Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec
Streaming info last checked: 20 Jan 2026