The Nutcracker

Maree, a poor servant girl, helps Prince Nathaniel overcome an evil spell which has turned him into a toy nutcracker and frozen his kingdom in time. Hoffmann’s tale is set to Tschaikovsky’s music.

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Credits

producer

Soyuzmult Film Studio

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places

Soviet Union

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300269

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Literature → Christmas stories

Short films

Short films → Short films - Soviet Union

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Soviet Union, 1978

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