Film
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture
United States- Age rating
- 0
- Director
- Carroll Ballard
- Year
- 1986
A magnificent Christmas spectacular.
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.
Top cast
Hugh Bigney
Herr Drosselmeier / The Pasha
Patricia Barker
Clara (after the battle) / Ballerina Doll
Vanessa Sharp
Clara (Christmas party; battle scene)
Wade Walthall
Nutcracker Prince
Russell Burnett
Fritz
Laura Schwenk
Snowflake
Benjamin Houk
Father / Mouse King
Beatrice Bassett
Grandparent
Benjamin Bassett
Grandparent
Julie Harris
Clara (Voice)
Directed by
Carroll Ballard
Written by
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Produced by
Peter Locke, Donald Kushner, Thomas L. Wilhite, Willard Carroll
