Nutcracker (film)
# Nutcracker (film)

Nutcracker is a 1982 British drama film directed by Anwar Kawadri and starring Joan Collins, Carol White and Paul Nicholas. Set during the Cold War, the story concerns a Soviet ballerina who attempts to defect to the West and settle in London.

## Cast

* Joan Collins as Laura Carrere
* Carol White as Margaux Lasselle
* Paul Nicholas as Mike McCann
* Finola Hughes as Nadia Gargarin
* William Franklyn as Sir Arthur Cartwright
* Leslie Ash as Sharon
* Murray Melvin as Leopold
* Vernon Dobtcheff as Markovitch
* Geraldine Gardner as Markova
* Cherry Gillespie as Mireille
* Jane Wellman as Grace
* Ed Bishop as Sam Dozier
* Jo Warne as Madame Olga
* Martin Burrows as Tom
* Fran Fullenwider as Vi
* Anna Bergman as Tashi
* Nicola Austin as Sylvie
* Olivier Pierre as Alex Lasalle
* Steve Kelly as Boris
* Richard Marner as Popov
* Morgan Sheppard as George Peacock
