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The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

The joy of the New York City Ballet in an exciting family holiday motion picture.

On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the Mouse King.

FantasyMusicFamily

Release: 1991-11-28Runtime: 92 minRating: 5.7 (55)

Cast

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Narrator (voice)

Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin

The Nutcracker Prince

Marina Squerciati

Marina Squerciati

Mouse / Polichinelle

Alex Wiesendanger

Alex Wiesendanger

Child

Zoe Zien

Zoe Zien

Angel / Soldier

Lauren D'Avella

Soldier

Peter Reznick

Fritz

Darci Kistler

The Sugarplum Fairy

Damian Woetzel

The Sugarplum Fairy's Cavalier

Bart Robinson Cook

Drosselmeier

Crew

Emile Ardolino

Emile Ardolino

Director

Susan Cooper

Screenplay

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Original Music Composer

Robert Hurwitz

Producer

Rouben Ter-Arutunian

Production Design

Girish Bhargava

Editor

Barbara Karinska

Costume Design

Ralf D. Bode

Ralf D. Bode

Director of Photography

Arnon Milchan

Arnon Milchan

Executive Producer

E. T. A. Hoffmann

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Original Story

Clips & Videos

George Balanchine's Nutcracker (1993)

George Balanchine's Nutcracker (1993)