Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
December 19, 1952Release Date
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
December 19, 1952Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Danny Kaye
Hans Christian Andersen
Farley Granger
Niels
Zizi Jeanmaire
Doro
Joseph Walsh
Peter
Philip Tonge
Otto
Erik Bruhn
The Hussar - Danced by
Roland Petit
The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet
John Brown
Schoolmaster
Ben Hecht
Writer
Lewis Meltzer
Writer
John Qualen
Burgomaster
Jeanne Lafayette
Celine
Robert Malcolm
Stage Doorman
George Chandler
Farmer
Charles Vidor
Director
Fred Kelsey
First Gendarme
Moss Hart
Writer
Lee Aaker
Little Boy (uncredited)
Myles Connolly
Writer
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Billy Bevan
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Ballerina (uncredited)
Harry Stradling Sr.
Cinematographer
Sylvia Lewis
Danseuse / Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
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Release DateDecember 19, 1952
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingNR
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Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay by Moss Hart and an uncredited Ben Hecht is based on a story by Myles Connolly.
Although it is nominally about Hans Christian Andersen, the 19th-century Danish author of many world-famous fairy tales, the film is romantic fiction, and does not relate to Andersen's biography: the introduction describes it as "not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about this great spinner of fairy tales." Andersen, as played by Danny Kaye, is portrayed as a small-town cobbler with a childlike heart and a vivid imagination.
A large part of the narrative is told through song (music and lyrics by Frank Loesser) and ballet and includes many of the real Andersen's most famous stories, such as The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Little Mermaid. The film was internationally successful at the time of release.