Family ·Fantasy ·Adventure · United Kingdom · 2004 · 1h 33m

The Phoenix and the Carpet

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Director
Michael Kerrigan
Cast
Miriam Margolyes as Cook Lesley Dunlop as Eliza Ivan Berry as Robert Christopher Biggins as Mr. Tonks Ben Simpson as Cyril Charlotte Chinn as Jane
Crew
Belinda Cottrell — Editor Helen Cresswell — Screenplay Edith Nesbit — Writer Giles Ridge — Producer George Kyriakides — Production Design
Synopsis

Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also transforms the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home. A truncated edit of the three-hour miniseries for the home video market.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Michael Kerrigan Director Belinda Cottrell Editor Helen Cresswell Screenplay Edith Nesbit Writer Giles Ridge Producer George Kyriakides Production Design
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