
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Lesley Collier and Anthony Dowell star in The Nutcracker (1985),directed by John Vernon. On Fmovies it carries a 6/10 rating from 4 votes. The title is a TV Movie and Family film from United Kingdom running 1h 39m. Sir Peter Wright’s 1984 version of The Nutcracker for The Royal Ballet, still performed by the Company, stays close to Hoffmann’s original tale. It emphasises Drosselmeyer’s mission to find a young girl – Clara – who can break the curse imposed by the Mouse King on his nephew Hans Peter and thus restore him to human form. References to Nuremberg and German Christmas traditions are present in the settings, with a kingdom of marzipan featured in Act 2.
- Genre: TV Movie, Family
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: John Vernon
- Cast: Lesley Collier, Anthony Dowell, Michael Coleman, Julie Rose, Guy Niblett, Sandra Conley
















