Release year.....: 1993
Language.........: English
Runtime..........: 1h 32mn
Source...........: DVD
Total Files Size.: 700 MB
Video
Codec ID.............: XVID
Bit rate.............: 876 Kbps
Width................: 576 pixels
Height...............: 320 pixels
Display aspect ratio.: 16:9
Frame rate...........: 23.976 fps
Audio
Codec ID/Hint........: MP3
Bit rate.............: 170 Kbps
Channel(s)...........: 2 channels
Plot summary
Director Emile Ardolino's final film brings to the screen George Balanchine's famed ballet of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Balanchine's choreography has been restaged by the New York City Ballet under the direction of Peter Martins and features dancers Darci Kistler and Damian Woetzel as the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier.It also features Macauley Culkin as The Nutcracker.The familiar tale concerns Marie (Jessica Lynn Cohen), a young girl who, at Christmas time, is given a gift of a nutcracker by her godfather, a magician. She also meets his nephew (played by Culkin). When she falls asleep, in her peaceful Christmas Eve dreams, the Nutcracker is transformed into a prince who rescues Marie from a multi-headed Mouse King and takes her on a trip to the Land of Sweets. The film is narrated in hushed tones by Kevin Kline.
Production
Emile Ardolino.......: Director
George Balanchine....: Choreography
Cast
Darci Kistler........: Sugar Plum Fairy
Damian Woetzel.......: Her Cavalier
Kyra Nichols.........: Dewdrop
Bart Robinson Cook...: Drosselmeier
Macaulay Culkin......: Nutcracker Prince
Jessica Lynn Cohen...: Marie
Kevin Kline..........: Narrator [Voice]
New York City Ballet.:
Heather Watts........: Frau Stahlbaum