The Nightingale

The Nightingale

54 mins | Fantasy, TV Movie | May 10, 1983

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

The Nightingale

54 mins | Fantasy, TV Movie | May 10, 1983

The Nightingale
A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save an emperor with the power of song and friendship.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Gaylord Productions, Platypus Productions
Original title The Nightingale
Directors Ivan Passer
Writers Joan Micklin Silver, Hans Christian Andersen

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

Chi Chaoli

as Gardener

Keye Luke

as Imperial Doctor

Bobby Porter

as Death Spirit

Ellen Wakamatsu

as First Lady of the Court

Susan Haruye

as Second Lady of the Court

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

as Emperor's Bodyguard

Jerry Hall

as Pansy

Anjelica Huston

as Primrose

Alberto Isaac

as Servant #1

Maysie Hoy

as Housekeeper

Charlie Dell

as Chef

John Salazar

as Juggler

John Achorn

as Comedian

Juana Escobar

as Thai Dancer

Shelley Duvall

as Nightingale (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host