The Daydreamer

Jun 1, 1966

1h 41m

★ 5.0

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Adventure

Family

Fantasy

Music

Production Companies

Rankin/Bass Productions

Videocraft International

Embassy Pictures Corporation

The Daydreamer Trailers

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Cast

Chris

Paul O'Keefe

Papa Andersen

Jack Gilford

Mrs. Klopplebobbler

Margaret Hamilton

The Pieman

Ray Bolger

Big Claus

Robert Harter

The Sea Witch (voice)

Tallulah Bankhead

Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

Victor Borge

Thumbelina (voice)

Patty Duke

The Mole (voice)

Sessue Hayakawa

Father Neptune (voice)

Burl Ives

The Rat (voice)

Boris Karloff

The Little Mermaid (voice)

Hayley Mills

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