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The Daydreamer (1966)

Movie"Before the Little Mermaid, there was..."
Audience Score
48
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G 1 hr 41 minJun 1st, 1966Music, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
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.
StarringPaul O'KeefeJack GilfordMargaret Hamilton
DirectorJules Bass
WriterArthur Rankin, Jr.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 1st, 1966
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 4th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Joseph E. Levine
Production Companies:Rankin/Bass Productions, StudioCanal, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation
Movie Tags:
stop motionfairy talelive action and animationbased on fairy talequestfablegarden of edencobbler