The Daydreamer (1966)
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.
- Released
- 1966-06-01
- Genres
- Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jules Bass
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- Paul O'Keefe as Chris
- Jack Gilford as Papa Andersen
- Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
- Ray Bolger as The Pieman
- Robert Harter as Big Claus
- Tallulah Bankhead as The Sea Witch (voice)
- Victor Borge as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
- Patty Duke as Thumbelina (voice)
- Sessue Hayakawa as The Mole (voice)
- Burl Ives as Father Neptune (voice)
- Boris Karloff as The Rat (voice)
- Hayley Mills as The Little Mermaid (voice)
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