The Phoenix and the Carpet
7.0(2)20041h 33mEnglish
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.
- Director
- Michael Kerrigan
- Writers
- Edith Nesbit, Helen Cresswell
- Status
- Released
Cast
Miriam Margolyes
Cook
Lesley Dunlop
Eliza
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Ivan Berry
Robert
Christopher Biggins
Mr. Tonks
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Ben Simpson
Cyril
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Charlotte Chinn
Jane
Jessica Fox
Anthea
Jean Alexander
Lily
David Suchet
The Phoenix (voice)
Francis Wright
The Psammead (voice)
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Mary Waterhouse
Mother
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Nicola Redmond
Amelia
Shaun Dingwall
Burglar
Gemma Jones
Mrs. Bibble
Ian Keith
Father
