Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

Movie Details

Original Title Hans Christian Andersen

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.6

Cast

Danny Kaye

Hans Christian Andersen

Popularity: 2.5

Farley Granger

Niels

Popularity: 0.8

Zizi Jeanmaire

Doro

Popularity: 0.4

Joseph Walsh

Peter

Popularity: 0.8

Philip Tonge

Otto

Popularity: 1.3

John Qualen

Burgomaster

Popularity: 3.4

Erik Bruhn

The Hussar - Danced by

Popularity: 0.1

Roland Petit

The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet

Popularity: 3.6

John Brown

Schoolmaster

Popularity: 0.4

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Jeanne Lafayette

Celine

Popularity: 0.1

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Robert Malcolm

Stage Doorman

Popularity: 0.5

George Chandler

Farmer

Popularity: 2.0

Key Crew

Producer Samuel Goldwyn

Editor Daniel Mandell

Director Charles Vidor

Screenplay Moss Hart

Production

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

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Keywords

copenhagen, denmark musical ballet unrequited love heartbreak storytelling cobbler children's book aspiring writer ballerina thumbelina fictional biography shoemaker ballet performance ballet company ugly duckling fairy tale characters pointe shoes little mermaid series

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Jul 24, 2019

It's not a story of his life, just a fairytale about a spinner of fairy tales. So the opening written words say to us the very thing that many across the movie forums have failed to spot, namely that they wasn't going for first tier autobiographical on this! just a celebration of the name and his ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Sep 11, 2022

It's quite easy to be harsh with this rather fanciful depiction of the life of the eponymous Danish writer. It doesn't bear much resemblance to the life of the real man, and it's rather episodic construction really doesn't help the film flow particularly well at all. That said, however, Danny Kaye a ... Read more