The Nightingale

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.

34m1981

AnimationDramaTV Movie

English

Crew and Cast

Christine Edzard

Christine EdzardDirector

Richard GooldenEmperor

Mandy CarlinKitchen girl

John DalbyDeath

Storyline

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.

#stop motion

Sands Films

The Nightingale poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 31 December 1981
Runtime: 34m

Production

Director: Christine Edzard
Writers: Hans Christian Andersen
Studios: Sands Films

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English