CinemaOSMovie · 2004 · 1h 33m · G

The Phoenix and the Carpet

70%(2)IMDbFamilyFantasyAdventure

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.

Directed byMichael Kerrigan

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
June 1, 2004
Studios
BBC WorldwideMiramax

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Cook

Lesley Dunlop

Lesley Dunlop

Eliza

Ivan Berry

Robert

Christopher Biggins

Christopher Biggins

Mr. Tonks

Ben Simpson

Cyril

Charlotte Chinn

Jane

Jessica Fox

Jessica Fox

Anthea

Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander

Lily

David Suchet

David Suchet

The Phoenix (voice)

Francis Wright

Francis Wright

The Psammead (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Kerrigan
Written by
Edith Nesbit
Edith Nesbit
Helen Cresswell
Produced by
Giles Ridge

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