Hans Christian Andersen
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1952
1h 52m
NR
English
Music, Romance, Family, Fantasy, History
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A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
Hans Christian Andersen
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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Cast
Hans Christian Andersen
Niels
Doro
Peter
Otto
Burgomaster
The Hussar - Danced by
The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' ...
Schoolmaster
Celine
Stage Doorman
Farmer
First Gendarme
Little Boy (uncredited)
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Ballerina (uncredited)
Danseuse / Corps de Ballet (uncredi...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Girl Outside Jail Window
Directed By: Charles Vidor
Written By: Myles Connolly (Story), Moss Hart (Screenplay)
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John Chard
5 years ago
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 More
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 More
CinemaSerf
2 years ago
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 More
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