The Daydreamer (1966)
"Before the Little Mermaid, there was..."
Title: The Daydreamer
Original Title: The Daydreamer
Release Date: 1966-06-01
Status: Released
Rating: 5/10 (from 10 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Music
Production Companies: Rankin/Bass Productions, StudioCanal, Videocraft International, Embassy Pictures Corporation
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.
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)
Victor Borge
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Patty Duke
Thumbelina (voice)
Sessue Hayakawa
The Mole (voice)
Burl Ives
Father Neptune (voice)
