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.
Acting
Peter Ustinov clearly enjoying his paycheck as posh fire chicken.
Practical Effects
Charming 90s special effects that aged like milk, endearingly.
Director
Zoran Perisic
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zoran Perisic invented the 'Zoptic' front projection system used in Superman: The Movie, then directed this.
Based on E. Nesbit's 1904 novel, part of her 'Psammead' series—this adaptation replaced the original sand-fairy with a phoenix for... reasons?
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