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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 26, 1986

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Family, Fantasy, Music

User Score

66%

Original Title

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

Production Companies

Hyperion Pictures, The Kushner-Locke Company, Pacific Northwest Ballet

Director

Carroll Ballard

Revenue

$782,000

Description

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.