Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!

  • Genre: Music, Romance, Family, Fantasy, History
  • Release Date: 1952-12-19
  • User Rating: 6.258/10 from 64 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Charles Vidor
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Summary

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

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  • Danny Kaye

    as Hans Christian Andersen
  • Farley Granger

    as Niels
  • Zizi Jeanmaire

    as Doro
  • Joseph Walsh

    as Peter
  • Philip Tonge

    as Otto
  • John Qualen

    as Burgomaster
  • Erik Bruhn

    as The Hussar - Danced by
  • Roland Petit

    as The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet
  • John Brown

    as Schoolmaster
  • Jeanne Lafayette

    as Celine
  • Robert Malcolm

    as Stage Doorman
  • George Chandler

    as Farmer
  • Fred Kelsey

    as First Gendarme
  • Lee Aaker

    as Little Boy (uncredited)
  • Billy Bevan

    as Town Councilman (uncredited)
  • Barrie Chase

    as Ballerina (uncredited)
  • Sylvia Lewis

    as Danseuse / Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
  • Noreen Corcoran

    as Little Girl (uncredited)
  • Beverly Washburn

    as Girl Outside Jail Window
Directing Charles Vidor Director
Writing Moss Hart Screenplay
Writing Myles Connolly Story
Production Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Camera Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography
Editing Daniel Mandell Editor
Sound Frank Loesser Original Music Composer
Art Antoni Clave Art Direction
Art Richard Day Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Mary Wills Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Antoni Clave Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Del Armstrong Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Helen Turpin Hairstylist
Crew Roland Petit Choreographer
Sound Frank Loesser Songs
Costume & Make-Up Barbara Karinska Costume Design
Crew Clarence Slifer Special Effects
Sound Fred Lau Sound Recordist

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