The Daydreamer 1966

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

The Daydreamer

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G
Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Music

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.

Top Billed Cast

Paul O'Keefe

Chris

Jack Gilford

Papa Andersen

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Klopplebobbler

Ray Bolger

The Pieman

Robert Harter

Big Claus

Tallulah Bankhead

The Sea Witch (voice)

Release Date 1966-06-01
Runtime 1h 41m
Directors Jules Bass, Daniel Cavelli, Kizo Nagashima, Al Hirschfeld
Producers Arthur Rankin, Jr., Joseph E. Levine, Larry Roemer
Writers Hans Christian Andersen, Romeo Muller, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, Hans Christian Andersen