Released:
1985-01-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Vernon

Runtime:
1h 39min

Genre:
TV Movie, Family

• Cast:
• 
  Lesley Collier
  as
  Sugar Plum Fairy
• 
  Anthony Dowell
  as
  Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince
• 
  Michael Coleman
  as
  Drosselmeyer
• 
  Julie Rose
  as
  Clara
• 
  Guy Niblett
  as
  Nutcracker / Hans-Peter