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Nightingale

November 22, 1992 TV Episode Michael Sporn Animation, Inc.

Studio
Michael Sporn Animation

Synopsis

Captivated by its sweet song, an emperor takes a nightingale into his palace as his companion. But when the emperor shows more interest in a bejeweled mechanical bird, the nightingale flees. It returns only when the lonely emperor sees how foolishly he has behaved.

Characters

Nightingale, Emperor, Girl

Credits

Directing

Director
Michael Sporn

Producing

Producer
Michael Sporn
Executive Producer
Giuliana Nicodemi

Writing

Writer
Maxine Fisher
Based on the Original Story by
Hans Christian Anderson

Voices

Voice
June Angela (Girl), Doug Yasuda (Court Aid), Mako (Emperor/Narrator)

Music

Music
Caleb Sampson

Editing

Editor
Ed Askinazi

Companies and other credits

  • Photography: F-Stop Studio/Gary Becker

Production notes

Originally aired in the PBS anthology "Long Ago & Far Away."

Awards

Cine Golden Eagle