Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Florence FoxWriter
- Edith NesbitWriter
- Zoran PerisicDirector
- Alan ParkerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter UstinovGrandfather / Phoenix (voice)
- Dee WallaceMother
- Timothy HegemanChris
- Laura KamrathAnthea
- Nick KleinRobert
- Ewen BremnerJoe
- Nicole LengenbergHelga
- Maya ZekinaMaia
- Kenny AndrewsAPEP (voice)
Stills
Themes
flying carpetbased on children's bookphoenix (mythical bird)