1966
5.0 (10 votes)
1h 41m
Genres
Animation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Music
Production Companies
Rankin/Bass Productions
StudioCanal
Videocraft International
Embassy Pictures Corporation
StudioCanal
Videocraft International
Embassy Pictures Corporation
The Daydreamer
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
Overview
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Daniel Cavelli
Story: Hans Christian Andersen
Producer: Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Writer: Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director: Jules Bass
Top Cast
Paul O'Keefe
Chris
Jack Gilford
Papa Andersen
Margaret Hamilton
Mrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray Bolger
The Pieman
Robert Harter
Big Claus
Tallulah Bankhead
The Sea Witch (voice)
Victor Borge
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Patty Duke
Thumbelina (voice)
