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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.
Theatrical
Jun 1, 1966
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 4, 2003
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul O'Keefe
Chris
J
Jack Gilford
Papa Andersen
M
Margaret Hamilton
Mrs. Klopplebobbler
R
Ray Bolger
The Pieman
T
Tallulah Bankhead
The Sea Witch (voice)
V
Victor Borge
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
P
Patty Duke
Thumbelina (voice)
S
Sessue Hayakawa
The Mole (voice)
B
Burl Ives
Father Neptune (voice)
B
Boris Karloff
The Rat (voice)
H
Hayley Mills
The Little Mermaid (voice)
C
Cyril Ritchard
The Sandman (voice)
T
Terry-Thomas
Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)
E
Ed Wynn
The Emperor (voice)
L
Larry D. Mann
Various (voice)
B
Billie Mae Richards
Various (voice)
R
Robert Goulet
Singer (voice)
