United Kingdom / Dec 31, 1981 / Channel 4
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
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Genres
AnimationDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Nightingale |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sands Films |
| Official site | sandsfilms.co.uk |
| Release date | 31 dicembre 1981 |
| Production | Richard Goodwin |
| Writer | Hans Christian Andersen |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Assistant directors | Christine Edzard |
| Camera operators | Christopher Challis |
| Additional photography | Christopher Challis |
| Production design | Rotislav Doboujinsky |
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| Art direction | Rotislav Doboujinsky |
| Set decoration | Rotislav Doboujinsky |
| Music | Ludwig van Beethoven, Michel Sanvoisin, Campbell Askew, Michael Gray, Hugh Strain |
| Sound | Ludwig van Beethoven, Michel Sanvoisin, Campbell Askew, Michael Gray, Hugh Strain |
| Costume design | Claude Gastine, Jill Carpenter |
| Makeup | Jill Carpenter, Claude Gastine |
| Hairstyling | Jill Carpenter, Claude Gastine |
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