The Tin soldier. The Nightingale

Two delightful animated children’s stories from the classic Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales, narrated by Christopher Plummer. “The Tin Soldier” is about friendship and love between a music box ballerina and a tin toy soldier. “The Nightingale” is an enchanting tale set in the mystical land of ancient China.

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Credits

co-director

Chris Schouten

Richard Morrison

co-producer

Wang Bairong

W. H. Stevens

production company

Atkinson Film Arts

Crawleys Animation

Shanghai Animation Films

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324033

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Childrens Films

Literature → Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1986

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