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Overview

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Director:
Charles Vidor
Writers:
Myles Connolly (story)
Moss Hart (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 August 1953 (France) more
Tagline:
The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!
Plot:
A completely fabricated biography of the famous Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen featuring... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
I love it.... more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Danny Kaye ... Hans Christian Andersen
Farley Granger ... Niels
Zizi Jeanmaire ... Doro (as Jeanmaire)
Joseph Walsh ... Peter (as Joey Walsh)
Philip Tonge ... Otto
Erik Bruhn ... The Hussar in "Ice Skating Ballet"
Roland Petit ... The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet
John Brown ... Schoolmaster
John Qualen ... Burgomaster
Jeanne Lafayette ... Celine
Robert Malcolm ... Stage Doorman
George Chandler ... Gerta's Father
Fred Kelsey ... First Gendarme
Gil Perkins ... Second Gendarme
Peter J. Votrian ... Lars (as Peter Votrian)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #15971) | UK:U | New Zealand:G | Australia:G | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

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Trivia:
In order to cover the necessary camera tricks, and to add "magic" to the Little Mermaid ballet, it was decided that, rather than presenting it as an actual ballet, they would have Hans imagine how it would look. This allowed them to do things on the screen which would be impossible on the stage. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Hans Christien Andersen and Peter crosses the Great Belt Peter spots Copenhagen on the other side of the belt. But Copenhagen is located on the other side of Zealand and cannot be seen from a boat on the Great Belt. more
Quotes:
Hans: That's the nice thing about the world, my friend: People. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Anywhere I Wander more

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14 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
I love it...., 16 September 2003
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Author: Autumn from South FL

This was the movie that caused me to fall in love with Danny Kaye. I still love watching this movie more than 20 years after I saw it for the first time on television. I love his gentle nature with the children, in particular the little girl he sings "Thumbalina" to. Fabricated or not, this is one of his best films showing the true diversity of an incredibly talented man. Danny Kaye was surely one of the last of a dying Hollywood breed.

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