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    Hans Christian Andersen

    1953 · Children · 2h

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  1. Imaginative cobbler Hans Christian Andersen (Danny Kaye) is asked to leave his hometown because his frequent stories are distracting the children from school.

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  2. User Reviews. The most underrated musical I have ever seen! This film is fantastic. The problem is hardly anybody has seen it, and anybody who hasn't is seriously missing out. It features Danny Kaye in his element here, as the fairy-tale author, and a superb score by Frank Loesser.

  3. Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film directed by Charles Vidor and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay by Moss Hart and an uncredited Ben Hecht is based on a story by Myles Connolly.

  4. 33 User reviews. 18 Critic reviews.

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    • Biography, Family, Musical
    • Charles Vidor
    • 1953-08-14
  5. Jan 10, 2020 · He is lovable, innocent, and optimistic. He is also sensitive and dreamy-eyed and this is where the plot of the film comes in. Hans disrupts the town he lives in by distracting the children from their schoolwork with his stories.

  6. Dec 19, 2020 · Although there have been many film and television versions, as well as musicals and operas of Andersen's famous fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen appears to be the only American cinematic portrait of the author released as a feature-length film.

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  8. Hans Christian Andersen Reviews. 1952. 1 hr 52 mins. Music, Family, Comedy, Kids. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A mixture of song, ballet and fantasy drives this biography of the...

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