The Phoenix and the Carpet

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2004
  • 1h 33m
  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • Adventure

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
Starring
Miriam Margolyes, Lesley Dunlop, Ivan Berry, Christopher Biggins

Cast

  • 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)

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