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  • The Nutcracker (1973)
  • Short | 27 min | Animation, Short, Romance
The Nutcracker (1973)
Short | 27 min | Animation, Short, Romance

A young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.
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Director
Boris Stepantsev (as B. Stepantsev)
Writers
E.T.A. Hoffmann (story "Nutcracker and Mouse King") (as E. Gofman) | Boris Larin (screenplay) (as B. Larin) | Boris Stepantsev (screenplay) (as B. Stepantsev)
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (from ballet "The Nutcracker") (as P.I. Tchaikovsky)
Cinematographer
Mikhail Druyan (as M. Druyan)
Editor
Izabella Gerasimova (as I. Gerasimova)
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Status
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Updated Dec 31, 1973

Release date
1973 (Soviet Union)

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2 cast members
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Hans Conried
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Shirley MacLaine
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