The Nutcracker

Nov 24, 1993

1h 32m

★ 5.7

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Music

Family

Production Companies

Regency Enterprises

Elektra Entertainment Group

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Kevin Kline

The Nutcracker Prince

Macaulay Culkin

Mouse / Polichinelle

Marina Squerciati

Child

Alex Wiesendanger

Angel / Soldier

Zoe Zien

Soldier

Lauren D'Avella

Fritz

Peter Reznick

The Sugarplum Fairy

Darci Kistler

The Sugarplum Fairy's Cavalier

Damian Woetzel

Drosselmeier

Bart Robinson Cook

Dewdrop

Kyra Nichols

Marie Stahlbaum

Jessica Lynn Cohen

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