Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

6.5 / 10

(20 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Family,

Fantasy,

Music

Duration:

85 minutes

Year:

1986

Director:

Carroll Ballard

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Company:

Hyperion Pictures,

The Kushner-Locke Company,

Pacific Northwest Ballet

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

Crew:
Peter Locke

Producer

Thomas Coleman

Executive Producer

Donald Kushner

Producer

Maurice Sendak

Production Design

Maurice Sendak

Storyboard