The Nutcracker
“The joy of the New York City Ballet in an exciting family holiday motion picture.”
On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the Mouse King.
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Cast
53 people
Kevin Kline
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Macaulay Culkin
The Nutcracker Prince
Known for
Home Alone
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Marina Squerciati
Mouse / Polichinelle
Known for
Chicago P.D.
Marshall
Alex Wiesendanger
Child
Known for
Little Buddha
Zoe Zien
Angel / Soldier
Known for
WeCrashed
Lauren D'Avella
Soldier
Also in
Sexina: Popstar P.I.
Peter Reznick
Fritz
Also in
Across the Sea of Time
Darci Kistler
The Sugarplum Fairy
Also in
A Hero of Our Time
Bringing Balanchine Back
Damian Woetzel
The Sugarplum Fairy's Cavalier
No other roles listed
Bart Robinson Cook
Drosselmeier
Also in
La valse
Kyra Nichols
Dewdrop
Also in
Balanchine In America
Jessica Lynn Cohen
Marie Stahlbaum
No other roles listed
Emile Ardolino Director · Susan Cooper Screenplay E. T. A. Hoffmann Story
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $19M · United States release November 24, 1993
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,119,994
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Regency Enterprises
Production
Elektra Entertainment Group
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 24, 1993
Theatrical
Germany
December 1, 1996 · TV · Pay-TV (premiere)
October 8, 2016 · Physical · DVD-Veröffentlichung
Sweden
November 7, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 16, 1994 · Theatrical
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