The Daydreamer

Before the Little Mermaid, there was...

Duration: 101 min

Release date: 1966-06-01

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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.

Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Music

The Daydreamer

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as Papa Andersen

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

as Mrs. Klopplebobbler

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead

as The Sea Witch (voice)

as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)

as Thumbelina (voice)

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

as The Mole (voice)

as Father Neptune (voice)

as The Rat (voice)

as The Little Mermaid (voice)

as The Sandman (voice)

as Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)

as The Emperor (voice)

as Various (voice)

Billie Mae Richards

Billie Mae Richards

as Various (voice)

James Daugherty

James Daugherty

as Various (voice)

as Various (voice)

as Singer (voice)

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Joseph E. Levine

Joseph E. Levine

Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

Recording Supervision

Production Manager

Assistant Art Director

Director of Photography

Associate Producer

Assistant Director

Joseph E. Levine

Joseph E. Levine

Richard Gramaglia

Richard Gramaglia

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

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