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Nutcracker
Summary: The colorful holiday classic is brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written to be as close to the original story. Based on the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original pro...
Release Date: November 26, 1986
Director:
Carroll Ballard
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
MPAA: G
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 781,727
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