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Title: Nutcracker (1986)
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Hugh Duncan Bigney Mitchell | ... | Herr Drosselmeier / The Pasha (as Hugh Bigney) |
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Vanessa Sharp | ... | Young Clara |
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Patricia Barker | ... | Dream Clara / Ballerina Doll |
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Wade Walthall | ... | Nutcracker Prince |
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Maia Rosal | ... | Mrs. Stahlbaum / Peacock |
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Carey Homme | ... | Mr. Stahlbaum / Moor |
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Russell Burnett | ... | Fritz |
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Jacob Rice | ... | Fighting Nutcracker / Dervish |
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Martha Boyle | ... | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Waltz of the Flowers |
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Laura Schwenk | ... | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Moor / Waltz of the Flowers |
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Benjamin Houk | ... | Adult at the Party / Mouse Captain / Dervish |
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Beatrice Bassett | ... | Adult at the Party / Grandparent |
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Ann Renhard | ... | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Waltz of the Flowers |
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Dianne Brace | ... | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Moor / Waltz of the Flowers |
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Christian Cederlund | ... | Adult at the Party / Moor |
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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 Anonymous
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ballet | toy comes to life | christmas | lifting female in air | subjective camera |Taglines:
A magnificent Christmas spectacularParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 November 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 2, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$351,633, 30 November 1986, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$781,727Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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Ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Op. 71)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Mackerras
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Trivia
Maurice Sendak includes a homage to his favorite composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During Clara's dream, as the furniture around her seems to grow, we see an enormous bust of Mozart peering down at her. See more »Quotes
Adult Clara (narrator): [opening lines] Christmas long ago was the memory of a dream that seemed never to end. But somewhere in the middle of that dream, I always did wake up, just in time to attend the Christmas party.See more »
Crazy Credits
Wade Walthall is listed in the credits as playing the Nutcracker, when in fact he plays the Nutcracker Prince. The Nutcracker himself is billed in the credits as "Fighting Nutcracker", and is played by Jacob Rice. See more »Alternate Versions
Current (2009) prints of the film feature the MGM roaring lion logo at the beginning. This is because MGM now owns the Atlantic Pictures library. See more »Soundtracks
The NutcrackerBallet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Op. 71)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Mackerras
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This is easily the best adaptation of The Nutcracker I've seen, on stage or film. Ballard is a great director who adapts his skills to the material. The images really flow, and the Maurice Sendak designs are at once graceful and funny and slightly malevolent (giving the material the edge it needs to avoid candyland preciousness). The critics (Ebert, Maltin, et al) really missed the boat on this one. Most of them criticized the fact that Ballard edits into the dancing. But he edits superbly, highlighting the movements that should be highlighted, at precisely the right moment. There's never a cut or a camera move that feels out of place. It's a classic--sadly neglected now (not even available on video).