IMDb
Original Title
The Nutcracker
Status
Released
Production Companies
BBCKultur Video
Original Language
EN
Budget
-
Revenue
-
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
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English
