Hans Christian Andersen
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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.
Hans Christian Andersen: Directed by Charles Vidor. With Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh. The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen.
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- Biography, Family, Musical
- Charles Vidor
- 1953-08-14
Imaginative cobbler Hans Christian Andersen (Danny Kaye) is asked to leave his hometown because his frequent stories are distracting the children from school. From there he moves to...
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- Danny Kaye
- Charles Vidor
- Kids & Family, Musical
Hans Christian Andersen. 1952 · 1 hr 53 min. TV-G. Kids & Family · Musicals. When a cobbler’s popular fairytales begin distracting the village school children, he moves to the city where a dancer inspires him to write a ballet. Subtitles: English. Starring: Danny Kaye Farley Granger Zizi Jeanmaire Joseph Walsh. Directed by: Charles Vidor.
- Charles Vidor
- January 1, 1952
- 112 min
1994 1h 26m G. 6.2 (19K) Rate. This retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tale has the digit-sized heroine evading the clutches of various toads, moles, and beetles before she can proceed with her courtship with her dream lover, Prince Cornelius.
The incredibly multi-talented Danny Kaye stars as Hans Christian Andersen, a young cobbler with a special gift for storytelling. Nominated for six Academy Awards.
The story tracks the Cobbler Andersen as he leaves his hometown of Odens... A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
