The Nutcracker
A one-hour version of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, with a somewhat revised storyline reminiscent of "The Wizard of Oz".
Top Billed Cast
Eddie Albert
Self - Host / Narrator (U.S. version)
Edward Villella
The Nutcracker / The Prince
Melissa Hayden
Zuckerfee / Sugar Plum Fairy
Patricia McBride
Clara (in the dream)
Harald Kreutzberg
Uncle Drosselmeyer / Snow King
Featured Crew
Herbert Strabel
Art Direction
Werner Kurz
Cinematography
Kurt Jacob
Choreographer
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Characters
Karl Heinz Elsner
Executive Producer
Lev Ivanov
Choreographer
Heinz Liesendahl
Director
Charlotte Flemming
Costume Design
Franz Allers
Conductor
Robert Hofer
Cinematography
Werner Seth
Sound
Anneliese Schönnenbeck
Editor