The Nutcracker (Russian transcribed as Schelkunchik)

   Based upon Hoffmann fairy tale ballet and Tchaikovsky.
One of the first Screening "The Nutcracker" in the Soviet animated.Film classic.
Magic, fascinates, music of Tchaikovsky's fairy tale continues throughout the cartoon.
Director:Boris Stepantsev
Writer: E.T.A. Hoffmann (story)
Release Date:1973 (Russia) more 
Genre:Animation / Short

I believe the Soviet "Nutcracker" is much better than Disney. Let it not such a colourful, but much more humane, kinder, warmer. And when you watch and listen to dance - just want to cry from the beautiful melodies and the overflow of emotions.

The Nutcracker (with English subtitles).Part 1

The Nutcracker (with English subtitles).Part 2

The Nutcracker (with English subtitles).Part 3