The Nutcracker in 3D is a 2010 English-language movie directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and produced by Andrei Konchalovsky and Paul Lowin under the banner of HCC Media Group in collaboration with Nutcracker Holdings, Russian Roulette Ltd. and Vnesheconombank. 1920s Vienna. Nine-year-old Mary lives in a home filled with lovely things and loneliness. Bothered by bratty brother Max and neglected by well intentioned, but distracted, parents, she yearns for companionship and adventure. On Christmas Eve, Mary's beloved Uncle Albert arrives with the gift of a wooden nutcracker doll. Later that night, Mary's imagination brings the doll to life. Introducing himself as NC, he takes her on a wondrous journey through a stunning dimension where toys assume human form and everything appears ten times larger. But danger lurks. An army of toothy rat creatures, led by the flamboyant Rat King and his devious mother, has unleashed a plot to overthrow humanity. When NC is captured and placed under a paralytic spell, Mary, Max and a spirited band of toy sidekicks must rescue him from the Rat King's clutches and thwart his wicked plans to 'ratify' the world. Written by Anonymous. The nutcracker in 3d features Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, Frances De La Tour, John Turturro, Richard E. Grant, Julia Vysotskaya and Aaron Michael Drozin. The screenplay is written by Andrei Konchalovsky and Chris Solimine which is inspired from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The music was composed by Eduard Artemyev. Cinematography was done by Mike Southon and editing by Mathieu B langer and Andrew Glen. The motion picture has a running time of 110 minutes. The Nutcracker in 3D was made on a budget of $90 million and at the box office it grossed only $17 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by G2 Pictures.