
The Phoenix and the Carpet
2004 · Movie · 1h 33m · G
FamilyFantasyAdventure
Overview
Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also transforms the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home. A truncated edit of the three-hour miniseries for the home video market.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Key crew
- Michael KerriganDirector
- Edith NesbitWriter
- Helen CresswellScreenplay
Cast
- Miriam MargolyesCook
- Lesley DunlopEliza
- Ivan BerryRobert
- Christopher BigginsMr. Tonks
- Ben SimpsonCyril
- Charlotte ChinnJane
- Jessica FoxAnthea
- Jean AlexanderLily
- David SuchetThe Phoenix (voice)
- Francis WrightThe Psammead (voice)
- Mary WaterhouseMother
- Nicola RedmondAmelia
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