The Phoenix and the Carpet
16/11/1997
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.
Family
Fantasy
Adventure
Movie Information
Miriam Margolyes
as Cook
Lesley Dunlop
as Eliza
Ivan Berry
as Robert
Christopher Biggins
as Mr. Tonks
Ben Simpson
as Cyril
Charlotte Chinn
as Jane
Jessica Fox
as Anthea
Jean Alexander
as Lily
David Suchet
as The Phoenix (voice)
Francis Wright
as The Psammead (voice)
Mary Waterhouse
as Mother
Nicola Redmond
as Amelia
Shaun Dingwall
as Burglar
Gemma Jones
as Mrs. Bibble
Ian Keith
as Father
