The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995 · 1h 34m · PG
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Zoran Perisic
Overview
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.
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