The Nightingale (1979 film)

The Nightingale
Russian: Соловей
Directed by	Nadezhda Kosheverova
Written by	Mikhail Volpin
Based on	"The Nightingale" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen
Starring	Svetlana Smirnova Yuri Vasilev Aleksandr Vokach Zinoviy Gerdt Nikolay Trofimov
Cinematography	Eduard Rozovsky
Edited by	Aleksandr Bessmertniy
Music by	Moisey Vaynberg
Release date	1979 (1979)
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Nightingale (Russian: Соловей) is a 1979 Soviet family film directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova.[1][2][3] It is based on two stories by Hans Christian Andersen, "The Nightingale" and "The Emperor's New Clothes".

Plot

The film tells about a poor journeyman who meets a wizard who instantly changes his life and he becomes the heir to the throne.[4]

Cast

• Svetlana Smirnova as Mariya
• Yuri Vasilev as Evan
• Aleksandr Vokach as Chancellor Krab (as A. Vokach)
• Zinoviy Gerdt as Boms (as Z. Gerdt)
• Nikolay Trofimov
• Aleksandr Demyanenko
• Konstantin Adashevsky
• Sergey Filippov
• Nikolay Karachentsov
• Mariya Barabanova[5]

References

1. Фильм «Соловей» покажут в «Искре» на Костякова
2. Возвращение имени: Самоэль Кацев, фотограф, сохранивший душу «Ленфильма»
3. За Олега Меньшикова и Владимира Машкова раздевались дублеры
4. Соловей
5. Соловей (1980) Full Cast & Crew

External links

• The Nightingale at IMDb