

The Daydreamer
1966-06-01 · 101 min · ★ 5.1
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.
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- Directors
- Jules Bass
- Production companies
- Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Paul O'KeefeChris
Jack GilfordPapa Andersen
Margaret HamiltonMrs. Klopplebobbler
Ray BolgerThe Pieman
Tallulah BankheadThe Sea Witch (voice)
Victor BorgeZenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Patty DukeThumbelina (voice)
Sessue HayakawaThe Mole (voice)
Burl IvesFather Neptune (voice)
Boris KarloffThe Rat (voice)
Hayley MillsThe Little Mermaid (voice)
Cyril RitchardThe Sandman (voice)
Terry-ThomasBrig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)
Ed WynnThe Emperor (voice)
Robert GouletSinger (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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