Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale is loosely based on a story by a man who had what nationality?
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale is a 2007 animated holiday themed fantasy comedy direct-to-video film starring "Tom and Jerry" produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone. It is loosely based on the story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann, with Jerry in the role of the Nutcracker, while Tom played one of the King Mouse's (who, in this version, is replaced with a cat) henchmen.
Yuriy Norshteyn Yuriy Borisovich Norshteyn, PAR (Russian: Ю́рий Бори́сович Норште́йн ), or Yuri Norstein (born 15 September 1941), is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts, "Hedgehog in the Fog" and "Tale of Tales". Since 1981 he has been working on a feature film called "The Overcoat", based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name. According to the "Washington Post", "He is considered by many to be not just the best animator of his era, but the best of all time".