The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and starred Twiggy and Roger Daltrey, and features the song 'Mistletoe and Wine' which became a Christmas number one for Cliff Richard in 1988, the biggest selling record of that year.
Unfortunately the movie The Little Match Girl is not yet available on HBO Max.
Sound | Keith Strachan | Original Music Composer |
Production | Patrick Dromgoole | Executive Producer |
Production | Peter Jefferies | Producer |
Writing | Hans Christian Andersen | Novel |
Directing | Michael Custance | Director |
Writing | Jeremy Paul | Writer |
Writing | Leslie Stewart | Writer |