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The Daydreamer
Before the Little Mermaid, there was...
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.
Where to watch The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer is streaming in the US on Kanopy, Amazon Prime Video Free, Tubi TV and Amazon MX Player.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
Cast
- Paul O'Keefe as Chris
- Jack Gilford as Papa Andersen
- Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
- Ray Bolger as The Pieman
- Robert Harter as Big Claus
- Tallulah Bankhead as The Sea Witch (voice)
- Victor Borge as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
- Patty Duke as Thumbelina (voice)
- Sessue Hayakawa as The Mole (voice)
- Burl Ives as Father Neptune (voice)
- Boris Karloff as The Rat (voice)
- Hayley Mills as The Little Mermaid (voice)
Details
- Director
- Jules Bass
- Released
- June 1, 1966
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
- Studio
- Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International and Embassy Pictures Corporation
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.1 / 10 from 12 votes
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