The Daydreamer (1966)
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
1966 · G · 1h 41m · Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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…
Director: Jules Bass
Writers: Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Music by: Maury Laws
Cinematography: Daniel Cavelli
Cast
Paul O'Keefe as ChrisJack Gilford as Papa AndersenMargaret Hamilton as Mrs. KlopplebobblerRay Bolger as The PiemanRobert Harter as Big ClausTallulah Bankhead as The Sea Witch (voice)Victor Borge as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)Patty Duke as Thumbelina (voice)Sessue Hayakawa as The Mole (voice)Burl Ives as Father Neptune (voice)Boris Karloff as The Rat (voice)Hayley Mills as The Little Mermaid (voice)More like this
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