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The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer

★ 5.1/10•1966•1h 41m•G•Animation•Adventure•Family

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

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.

Arthur Rankin Jr. · Writer

Jules Bass · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 1, 1966

Actors

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

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)

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

The Rat (voice)

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

The Little Mermaid (voice)

Cyril Ritchard

Cyril Ritchard

The Sandman (voice)

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

The Emperor (voice)

Larry D. Mann

Various (voice)

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