Directed by
| Jirí Trnka | ||
| Milos Makovec | ... | (live action) |
Writing Credits
| Hans Christian Andersen | ... | (story: "Nightingale") (as H. Ch. Andersen) |
| Jirí Trnka | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Jirí Brdecka | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Vítezslav Nezval | ... | (collaborator on screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Jean Cocteau | ... | (french adaptation) |
| Phyllis McGinley | ... | (narration: English adaption) |
| Vítezslav Nezval | ... | (narration) (uncredited) |
Cast (in credits order)
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Helena Patockova | ... | The Girl |
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Jaromir Sobotoa | ... | The Boy |
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Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna | ... | Chorus |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Boris Karloff | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
Produced by
| Bohumír Buriánek | ... | producer |
| William L. Snyder | ... | producer: English adaption |
Music by
| Václav Trojan | ||
Cinematography by
| Ferdinand Pecenka | ||
Editing by
| Helena Lebdusková | ||
| Jirí Trnka | ||
Art Direction by
| Jirí Trnka | ||
Art Department
| Frantisek Braun | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Erik Milos Bülow | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Ludvík Hájek | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Karel Mázel | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Milena Neubauerová | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Karel Sobotka | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Jirí Trnka | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Jaroslav Zdrubecký | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
| Josef Zdrubecký | ... | doll maker, set designer, prop |
Sound Department
| Josef Zavadil | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Zdnek Hrabé | ... | model animator |
| Jan Karpas | ... | model animator |
| Stanislav Látal | ... | model animator |
| Bretislav Pojar | ... | model animator |
| Bohuslav Srámek | ... | model animator |
Music Department
| Otakar Parik | ... | orchestra conductor (as Otakar Pařík) |
Additional Crew
| Emanuel Franek | ... | technical associate |
| Václav Mervart | ... | technical associate |
