The Nutcracker

Duration: 90 min

Release date: 1958-12-25

IMDB

Christmas presentation of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90, featuring Tchaikovsky's ballet performed by the New York City Ballet, choreographed by George Balanchine, and conducted by Robert Irving.

Fantasy Music TV Movie

The Nutcracker

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George Balanchine

George Balanchine

as Drosselmeyer

Kenneth Petersen

Kenneth Petersen

as The Mouse King

as Sugar Plum Fairy

as Marzipan Shepherdess

Arthur Mitchell

Arthur Mitchell

Barbara Walczak

Barbara Walczak

Edward Villella

Edward Villella

Robert Maiorano

Robert Maiorano

as Frau Silberhaus

as Dr. Silberhaus

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E. T. A. Hoffmann

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Barbara Karinska

Barbara Karinska

Leslie Renfield

Leslie Renfield

George Balanchine

George Balanchine

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