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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Cast
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Christine Edzard Director · Hans Christian Andersen Story Christopher Challis Cinematographer
First release December 31, 1981
Production
Sands Films
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 31, 1981
TV · Channel 4
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