The Nutcracker Prince is a 1990 animated romantic fantasy film made by Lacewood Productions and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was directed by Paul Schibli and based on the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann as well as influenced by its ballet adaptation The Nutcracker. The film centers around a young man named Hans who is transformed into a nutcracker by mice, and can only break the spell if he slays the Mouse King and wins the heart of a girl named Clara. The film features the voice talents of Kiefer Sutherland as Hans , Megan Follows as Clara, Peter... O'Toole as Pantaloon, an old soldier, and Peter Boretski as Uncle Drosselmeier. Music from Tchaikovsky's ballet rendition is used at intervals throughout the film as the main instrumental soundtrack. In 1816 in Germany Clara's family are celebrating on Christmas Eve. Clara is jealous because her sister, Louise, has a boyfriend, leaving her feeling sad and wondering about growing up. She immediately cheers up when the eccentric Uncle Drosselmeier arrives at their home with special gifts: a fully automated toy castle for everyone, and a Nutcracker for Clara.
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| Release date: | November 21, 1990 |
| Directed by: | Paul Schibli, Paul Schibli |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 73 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jake Eberts |
| Music by: | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Screenplay by: | Patricia Watson |
| Adapted from: | The Nutcracker and the Mouse King |
| Genre: | Musical, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure |