NUTCRACKER FANTASY

(Nutcracker Fantasy)
Directed by Takeo Nakamura
1979 | 95 minutes | Color | Mono | 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

The   original   stop   motion   Sanrio   production Nutcracker Fantasy features beautiful photography, lighting, sets, and intricate dolls.  After Clara  receives  a  nutcracker from her enigmatic Uncle Drosselmayer, she finds that her present is stolen by thieving rats led  by  Mauslynx, the  double  headed  rat  queen.  To win it back, Clara enters a surreal land through her family's grandfather clock.

Main Cast

Michele Lee
Melissa Gilbert
Lurene Tuttle
Christopher Lee
Jo Anne Worley
Ken Sansom
Dick Van Patten
Roddy McDowall
Mitchel Gardner
Jack Angel
Gene Moss
Eva Gabor
Joan Gerber
Maxine Fisher
Robin Haffner
Narrator (voice)
Clara (voice)
Aunt Gerda (voice)
Uncle Drosselmeyer / Street Si...
Queen Morphia (voice)
Chamberlain / The Poet Wisem...
King Goodwin (voice)
Franz / Fritz (voice)
The Indian Wiseman / The Vikin...
The Chinese Wiseman / The Ex...
Otto Von'Atra / The French Wis...
Queen of Time (voice)
Mice Voices (voice)
Mice Voices (voice)
Princess Mary (voice)

Production Companies

Sanrio Communications
Sanrio Company

Distributors

Herald Film Company (Jp)
Nippon Herald Films (Jp)
Sanrio Communications (USA)

Release Dates

🇯🇵 March 03, 1979
🇺🇸 July 06, 1979
🇬🇧 May 15, 1981

Also Known As

Kurumi-wari Ningyou (Jp)
くるみ割り人形 (Jp)