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The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

19664.61h 41mG

Overview

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.

Directed by Jules Bass
Written by Jules Bass, Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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Top Cast

Paul O'Keefe

Paul O'Keefe

Chris

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

Papa Andersen

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Klopplebobbler

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

The Pieman

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Robert Harter

Big Claus

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead

The Sea Witch (voice)

Victor Borge

Victor Borge

Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Thumbelina (voice)

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

The Mole (voice)

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Father Neptune (voice)

Themes & Keywords

fairy talestop motionfablecobblerbased on fairy talegarden of edenquestlive action and animation

About The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer is a animation, adventure, family, fantasy, music film released in 1966 exploring themes of fairy tale, stop motion, fable, cobbler, based on fairy tale, garden of eden. Directed by Jules Bass, it stars Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton. 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.

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