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Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale

  • TV Movie
  • 20032003
  • 2h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003)
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A fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the ... Read allA fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the woman he adores. Interspersed throughout are brief interludes of the stories that will mak... Read allA fictionalized account of the young life of Hans Christian Andersen, a young man with a penchant for storytelling but struggles to find his place in the world and gain the affection of the woman he adores. Interspersed throughout are brief interludes of the stories that will make Hans famous (The Nightingale, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen to name a few), whic... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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    • Philip Saville
    • Hans Christian Andersen(book: "The Fairy Tale of My Life")
    • Kit Hesketh-Harvey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kieran Bew
    • Emily Hamilton
    • Flora Montgomery
    • Philip Saville
    • Hans Christian Andersen(book: "The Fairy Tale of My Life")
    • Kit Hesketh-Harvey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kieran Bew
    • Emily Hamilton
    • Flora Montgomery
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    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Kieran Bew
    Kieran Bew
    • Hans Christian Andersen
    Emily Hamilton
    Emily Hamilton
    • Jette…
    Flora Montgomery
    Flora Montgomery
    • Jenny
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Jonas Collin
    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • Charles Dickens
    Steven Berkoff
    Steven Berkoff
    • Meisling
    Mathieu Carrière
    Mathieu Carrière
    • Otto
    Geraldine James
    Geraldine James
    • Hans's Mother
    Alison Steadman
    Alison Steadman
    • Mrs. Meisling
    Edward Atterton
    Edward Atterton
    • Prince Christian of Denmark
    Mark Dexter
    Mark Dexter
    • Edward
    Hugh Bonneville
    Hugh Bonneville
    • Publisher
    Lynda Bellingham
    Lynda Bellingham
    • Landlady
    Miranda Pleasence
    • Gypsy Washerwoman
    Patrick Barlow
    • Plopqvist
    Caroline Harker
    Caroline Harker
    • Crown Princess…
    Cheyenne Rushing
    • 1st Debutante
    Astrid Leberti
    • 2nd Debutante
    • (as Astrid Ebert)
      • Philip Saville
      • Hans Christian Andersen(book: "The Fairy Tale of My Life")
      • Kit Hesketh-Harvey(screenplay)
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      Mark Dexter beat Laurence Fox for the part of James Fox's son, despite the fact that the two are genuine father and son.

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    8/10
    Be enchanted.
    I thought I would never be able to find an entry on this site till now. I remembered this was shown here like two years ago or something on the television.

    Growing up reading some of Hans Christian Andersen's works had definitely made me curious into watching this. Maybe it's just me, but I thought it was like fairytale-like at times. I mean it in a good way and it's true.

    Though being in my late teens, it's always such shows like this which will always bring me back to my childhood days.

    Quite enchanting with those characters as well. Amazing.
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    • Jul 30, 2006

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    • Release date
      • December 2003 (France)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Chinese House, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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    • 2 hours 54 minutes
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