The Nutcracker
A one-hour version of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, with a somewhat revised storyline reminiscent of "The Wizard of Oz".
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
Helga Heinrich
Bluebird
Niels Kehlet
Bluebird
Heidrun Schwaarz-Kosak
Margot Werner
Monika Müller
Edith Demharter
Ray Barra
Hugo Delavalle
Hannes Winkler
Paul Birgk
Renate Deppisch
Peter Grotzsch
Heidi Högl
Helmut Petigk
Wolfgang Reuter
Hans Schöner
Crew
Heinz Liesendahl
Director
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Characters
Kurt Jacob
Adaptation
Karl Heinz Elsner
Executive Producer
Robert Hofer
Cinematography
Werner Kurz
Cinematography
Anneliese Schönnenbeck
Editor
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Design
Herbert Strabel
Art Direction
Charlotte Flemming
Costume Design
Werner Seth
Sound
Franz Allers
Conductor
Lev Ivanov
Choreographer
Kurt Jacob
Choreographer
Marius Petipa
Choreographer