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The Nutcracker (1987)
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Tchaikovsky composed The Nutcracker during four months in 1891. A large part of the ballet was written...
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(Credited cast)| Yekaterina Maksimova | ... | Maria | |
| Vladimir Vasilyev | ... | Nutcracker / Prince | |
| Nadiya Pavlova | ... | Sugar Plum Fairy | |
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| Victor Levashov | ... | Drosselmayer | |
| Sergei Radchenko | ... | The Mouse King | |
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Often mistaken for a 1978 video, this production was, in fact, originally staged in 1978, but not shown on television until 1987.
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Version of Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2009)
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A wonderful example of Russian Ballet. The film is a little dark and the technology of the time does not treat the solid red costume well. It does however leave the viewer with a feeling that they attended the performance at it's home theater. Even the Russian applause that to some western ears sounds a little like the "slow hand clap" just adds to the sense of being in Tchaikovsky's home land.
It is interesting to see that the curtains show the now defunct CCCP and hammer and sickle motif woven into the fabric.
The data base shows Yelena Macheret as the director but maybe it is more important to note that it was Yuri Grigorovich who was the Director and Choreographer.