Fantasy ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1983 · 54m

The Nightingale

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Director
Ivan Passer
Cast
Mick Jagger as The Emperor Bud Cort as Music Master Barbara Hershey as The Maid Edward James Olmos as Prime Minister Mako as Gardener / Minister Chao-Li Chi as Gardener
Crew
Stephen Barber — Original Music Composer Joan Micklin Silver — Writer Hans Christian Andersen — Story Shelley Duvall — Producer Michael Erler — Production Design J. Allen Highfill — Costume Design
Synopsis

A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save an emperor with the power of song and friendship.

Mood & Themes
fairy talechinese emperorfaerie tale theatre
Key Collaborators
Ivan Passer Director Stephen Barber Original Music Composer Joan Micklin Silver Writer Hans Christian Andersen Story Shelley Duvall Producer Michael Erler Production Design J. Allen Highfill Costume Design
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