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Hans Christian Andersen

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6.3/10 • 67

1952-12-191h 52m

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The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!

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

Directors
Charles Vidor
Editors
Daniel Mandell

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  1. Danny Kaye

    Danny Kaye

    Hans Christian Andersen

  2. Farley Granger

    Farley Granger

    Niels

  3. Zizi Jeanmaire

    Zizi Jeanmaire

    Doro

  4. Joseph Walsh

    Joseph Walsh

    Peter

  5. Philip Tonge

    Philip Tonge

    Otto

  6. John Qualen

    John Qualen

    Burgomaster

  7. Erik Bruhn

    Erik Bruhn

    The Hussar - Danced by

  8. Roland Petit

    Roland Petit

    The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet

  9. John Brown

    John Brown

    Schoolmaster

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John Chard

Jul 24, 2019

8/10

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 work is all. Who better to bring the great Dane to the screen than the ebullient Danny Kaye, his exuberant approach to the topic befits the glorious colour that positively sparkles in every frame of Charles Vidor's film. The story tracks the Cobbler Andersen as he leaves his hometown of Odense to seek a new life in the beautiful city of Copenhagen. It is here that he becomes known for his stories that bring about much joy to the children of Denmark - and here that he writes his glorious ballet version of The Little Mermaid. He gets into scrapes, he falls for a pretty girl, and most of all he discovers his vocation in life, this is indeed a delightful fairytale in itself. Sit back and enjoy The Emperor's New Clothes, Wonderful Copenhagen, Thumberlina and The Ugly Duckling, and then fall silenct for the 15 minute showing of The Little Mermaid in all its balletic glory. Hans Christian Andersen is a smashingly buoyant film, one that may come wrapped up in treacle for some folk, but for those of us with a sweet filmic tooth then the pleasures are there to be had. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
copenhagen, denmarkmusicalballetunrequited loveheartbreakstorytellingcobblerchildren's bookaspiring writerballerinathumbelinafictional biographyshoemakerballet performanceballet companyugly ducklingfairy tale characterspointe shoeslittle mermaid series