Boris Stepantsev
Shchelkunchik (The Nutcracker)
Edition 1980
27'
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1973
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Animated film, Romance, Short
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Dialogue:
Russian
Director:
Boris Stepantsev
With:
Hans Conried, Shirley MacLaine
The film takes place in the XIX century. In a rich house come to the New Year's tree children from rich families. A servant girl, similar to Cosette from Les Miserables Victor Hugo, observes their holiday. After the holiday, during the cleaning of the hall, she dances with a broom instead of a partner and sees an abandoned nutcracker - a toy that was cracked with nuts and almost broke. She awakens a pity for the Nutcracker, and he comes to life and tells the main character about his past.
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Credits
Director
Boris Stepantsev
With
Hans Conried, Shirley MacLaine
Scenario
Boris Stepantsev, Boris Larin
Director of Photography
Mikhail Druyan
Editor
Izabella Gerasimova
Non-original music
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
More information
Dialogue
Russian
Countries of production
Union soviétique
Screenplay based on
"Nutcracker and Mouse King" (E.T.A. Hoffmann)
Year
1973