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Hans Christian Andersen

The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!

6.2/ 1019521h 52mNR

FamilyComedy

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

Directed by Charles Vidor

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Hans Christian Andersen

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Niels

Zizi Jeanmaire

Zizi Jeanmaire

Doro

Joseph Walsh

Joseph Walsh

Peter

Philip Tonge

Philip Tonge

Otto

Erik Bruhn

Erik Bruhn

Hussar Dancer

Roland Petit

Roland Petit

Prince in Ballet

John Brown

John Brown

Schoolmaster