Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
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Directors
Charles Vidor
Cast
Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire, Joseph Walsh, Philip Tonge, Erik Bruhn, Roland Petit
The story
In the 1830s in the small Danish town of Odense, cobbler Hans Christian Andersen spends his day spinning fairy tales for the village children. One day, the stern schoolmaster implores the burgomaster and councilmen to curtail Hans' habit of distracting the students with his storytelling. Hans finally returns to his shop, where his teenage assistant, the orphan Peter, begs him to stop causing trouble.
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Musical, biographical film, musical film, romance film
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