Film · Family, Adventure, Fantasy
The Phoenix and the Carpet (2004)
★ 7.0 · 2 votes1 h 33 minFamily, Adventure, Fantasy2004
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
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Release date
- June 1, 2004
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
Shaun DingwallBurglar
Gemma JonesMrs. Bibble
Ian KeithFather
