The Nightingale

Name: The Nightingale
Genre: Animation, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1981-12-31
Duration: 34 min
Cast: Richard Goolden, Mandy Carlin, John Dalby

1981 · 34m

Animation DramaTV Movie

A short, stop-frame animation. The film uses puppets to tell Hans Christian Andersen's tale about the song of a nightingale heard by the little kitchen girl at the Emperor of China's palace.

Cast

Richard Goolden
Emperor
Mandy Carlin
Kitchen girl
John Dalby
Death

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Production

Sands Films

Directed by

Christine Edzard

Where to watch

Not streaming anywhere right now — rental or physical it is.

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Released: December 31, 1981

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