The Daydreamer
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.
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Before the Little Mermaid, there was... A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.
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Directors
Jules Bass
Writers
Jules Bass, Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Romeo Muller
Cast
Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Robert Harter, Tallulah Bankhead, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Sessue Hayakawa, Burl Ives, Boris Karloff, Hayley Mills, Cyril Ritchard, Terry-Thomas, Ed Wynn
Production
Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America
