Film

The Daydreamer

1966 · 1h 41m · Animation · Adventure · Family

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

IMDb

6.1

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.

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)

Victor Borge

Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

Patty Duke

Thumbelina (voice)

Sessue Hayakawa

The Mole (voice)

Burl Ives

Father Neptune (voice)

Boris Karloff

The Rat (voice)

Hayley Mills

The Little Mermaid (voice)

Cyril Ritchard

The Sandman (voice)

Terry-Thomas

Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)

Ed Wynn

The Emperor (voice)

Larry D. Mann

Various (voice)

• Jules BassDirector
• Arthur Rankin, Jr.Writer · Producer
• Hans Christian AndersenStory
• Joseph E. LevineExecutive Producer
• Daniel CavelliDirector of Photography
• Maury LawsOriginal Music Composer

Release date

June 1, 1966

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

G

Genres

Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music

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