The Nutcracker was released on January 1, 1985.

The Nutcracker was directed by John Vernon.

The Nutcracker has a runtime of 1h 39m.

Sir Peter Wright’s 1984 version of The Nutcracker for The Royal Ballet, still performed by the Company, stays close to Hoffmann’s original tale. It emphasises Drosselmeyer’s mission to find a young girl – Clara – who can break the curse imposed by the Mouse King on his nephew Hans Peter and thus restore him to human form. References to Nuremberg and German Christmas traditions are present in the settings, with a kingdom of marzipan featured in Act 2.

The key characters in The Nutcracker are Sugar Plum Fairy (Lesley Collier), Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince (Anthony Dowell), Drosselmeyer (Michael Coleman).

The Nutcracker is a Family, Drama, Fantasy film.

The Nutcracker has an audience rating of 8 out of 10.