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Hans Christian Andersen
1952Age guide: All ages
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See it on the shelfA small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.
★ 6.2/10 · 77 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Danny KayeHans Christian Andersen
Farley GrangerNiels
Zizi JeanmaireDoro
Joseph WalshPeter
Philip TongeOtto
Erik BruhnHussar Dancer
Roland PetitPrince in Ballet
John BrownSchoolmaster
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
John Chard: It's not a story of his life, just a fairytale about a spinner of fairy tales. So the opening written words say to… Read full review
CinemaSerf: It's quite easy to be harsh with this rather fanciful depiction of the life of the eponymous Danish writer. It doesn't bear much… Read full review