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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
Directed by Carroll Ballard
“A magnificent Christmas spectacular.”
Family, Fantasy, Music · 1h 25m
In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are underway. Clara is excited when her godfather arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which is an intriguing wooden nutcracker. That night, while the household sleeps, Clara visits the Christmas tree to inspect her nutcracker and soon finds herself immersed in a dream world both dark and enchanting.
Cast
H
Hugh Bigney
Herr Drosselmeier / The Pasha
P
Patricia Barker
Clara (after the battle) / Ballerina Doll
V
Vanessa Sharp
Clara (Christmas party; battle scene)
W
Wade Walthall
Nutcracker Prince
R
Russell Burnett
Fritz
L
Laura Schwenk
Snowflake
B
Benjamin Houk
Father / Mouse King
B
Beatrice Bassett
Grandparent
B
Benjamin Bassett
Grandparent
Julie Harris
Clara (Voice)
Crew
- Director
- Carroll Ballard
- Director of Photography
- Stephen H. Burum
- Editor
- Michael Silvers, John Nutt
- Producer
- Peter Locke, Donald Kushner, Thomas L. Wilhite, Willard Carroll
Details
- Release date
- 1986-11-26
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Family, Fantasy, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Hyperion Pictures, The Kushner-Locke Company, Pacific Northwest Ballet
- Box office
- $782,000