Is The Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on BBC iPlayer UK?

Name: The Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker
Director: Vincent Bataillon
Genre: Drama, Family, Action
Released: 2014
Cast: Anna Nikulina, Denis Rodkin, Andrei Merkuriev, Vitaly Biktimirov, Alexander Fadeyechev

Yes, The Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker (2014) is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer UK.

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The Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker(2014)

Drama
Family
Action

2h 15m

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Synopsis

On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a wooden nutcracker as a gift. When the clock strikes midnight, the Nutcracker transforms into a prince and saves Marie from the Mouse King and his army. This beloved holiday classic will enchant the whole family with its fairytale setting and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. This live version of The Nutcracker, created for the Bolshoi by Yuri Grigorovich, is full of romanticism and philosophical reflections on ideal love.