At Christmas, the young Mary receives a wonderful nutcracker that takes life. She becomes witness to his fierce struggle against the mouse king.
Unfortunately the movie Nussknacker und Mausekönig is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Bernd Fischer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Friederike Weymar | Editor |
| Writing | E. T. A. Hoffmann | Novel |
| Art | Detlef Provvedi | Production Design |
| Art | Veronika Grosse | Production Design |
| Directing | Frank Stoye | Director |
| Writing | Thomas Brück | Writer |
| Writing | Tiina Takkula | Writer |
