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Hans Christian Andersen

1953·1h 52m·Approved
BiographyMusicalRomanceFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
4,638 votes

The opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."

Hans Christian Andersen is a 1953 biography musical movie directed by Charles Vidor, starring Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Zizi Jeanmaire. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 4,638 votes and runs 1h 52m.

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Director
Charles Vidor
Stars
Danny Kaye
Farley Granger
Zizi Jeanmaire
Joseph Walsh
Details
1953-05-08
112 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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