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The Phoenix and the Carpet

Michael Kerrigan

2004 • 1h 33m

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...

The Phoenix and the Carpet

Cast

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam MargolyesCook

Lesley Dunlop

Lesley DunlopEliza

Ivan BerryRobert

Christopher Biggins

Christopher BigginsMr. Tonks

Ben SimpsonCyril

Charlotte ChinnJane

Jessica Fox

Jessica FoxAnthea

Jean Alexander

Jean AlexanderLily

David Suchet

David SuchetThe Phoenix (voice)

Francis Wright

Francis WrightThe Psammead (voice)

Mary WaterhouseMother

Nicola RedmondAmelia

Shaun Dingwall

Shaun DingwallBurglar

Gemma Jones

Gemma JonesMrs. Bibble

Ian Keith

Ian KeithFather

Crew

Edith Nesbit

Edith NesbitWriter

Angela Grosvenor

Angela GrosvenorCasting Director

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