The Nightingale

The Nightingale

1980 · 85 min · ★ 6.6 · Music, Family

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes.

Directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova · Written by Mikhail Volpin

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