Animation ·Music · Soviet Union · 1973 · 25m

The Nutcracker

Щелкунчик

The Nutcracker poster

Director

Boris Stepantsev

Cast

Hans Conried as U.S. Narrator Shirley MacLaine as Narrator (English version) (voice)

Crew

Mikhail Druyan — Director of Photography Izabella Gerasimova — Editor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Original Music Composer Boris Larin — Screenplay Boris Stepantsev — Screenplay E. T. A. Hoffmann — Story

Synopsis

A young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.

Key Collaborators

Boris Stepantsev Director Mikhail Druyan Director of Photography Izabella Gerasimova Editor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Original Music Composer Boris Larin Screenplay Boris Stepantsev Screenplay E. T. A. Hoffmann Story Lyubov Butyrina Producer

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