Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes.
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Svetlana Smirnova
Mariya
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Evan
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Konstantin Adashevsky
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Sergei Filippov
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Nikolai Karachentsov
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Mariya Barabanova
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Nadezhda Kosheverova Director · Mikhail Volpin Writer Hans Christian Andersen Author
Director
Nadezhda Kosheverova
Writer
Mikhail Volpin
Author
Hans Christian Andersen
Composer
Mieczysław Weinberg
Cinematographer
Eduard Rozovsky
Editor
Valentina Mironova
Editor
Elena Karelina
Production designer
Marina Azizyan
Production designer
Vladimir Kostin
Costume designer
Viktoriya Mogilyanskaya
First release June 1, 1980 · Produced in Russia · Original title Соловей
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Соловей
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 1, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
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