The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."
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A completely fabricated biography of the famous Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen featuring several of his stories and a ballet performance of "The Little Mermaid". Written by
Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
Moira Shearer was to have played Doro, the prima ballerina, but had to withdraw when she discovered she was pregnant See more »
Goofs
In the song 'The King is in the Altogether" Hans twists his cap to one side and this is shown in close-up. In the next long-shot the cap is immediately straight again. See more »
I grew up watching old Danny Kaye movies. When I found this one, I couldn't resist.
In the age of violence on TV, etc. I would sit with my girls and watch Hans and Peter leave their home and travel to Copenhagen and have wonderful adventures.
Despite the other comment, both of my daughters sat riveted to the screen during the ballet sequences. They loved the beauty and elegance.
But most of all, we all loved Danny. Hans was a character we quoted to each other on a regular basis. He said a few things that we still say. "That's what's nice about the world - people!" He reminds us that sex and violence don't need to be in entertainment in order to be enjoyable.
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I grew up watching old Danny Kaye movies. When I found this one, I couldn't resist.
In the age of violence on TV, etc. I would sit with my girls and watch Hans and Peter leave their home and travel to Copenhagen and have wonderful adventures.
Despite the other comment, both of my daughters sat riveted to the screen during the ballet sequences. They loved the beauty and elegance.
But most of all, we all loved Danny. Hans was a character we quoted to each other on a regular basis. He said a few things that we still say. "That's what's nice about the world - people!" He reminds us that sex and violence don't need to be in entertainment in order to be enjoyable.