Nutcracker

"A magnificent Christmas spectacular."

Nov 26 1986 G 1h 29m
Family, Fantasy, Music

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.

Plot

The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to the original story. A lavish, exciting and heart-warming celebration of dance, of music, and of life. Based upon the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.

Written by

Kent Stowell, Maurice Sendak, E.T.A. Hoffmann

Directed by

Carroll Ballard

Cast

Hugh Duncan Bigney Mitchell, Vanessa Sharp, Patricia Barker

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Hyperion Pictures, The Kushner-Locke Company

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture Official Trailer #1 - Wade Walthall Movie (1986) HD
Scores
# of Votes
1,503
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA